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High Court: Speculative Medical Opinions Fail to Link Death From Cancer to Work Injury
Expert medical testimony that a worker may have lived longer if treatment for an industrial injury had not delayed treatment for metastatic cancer was too speculative to support an award…
Report: Court Defers Sentence for Uninsured Employer
The owner of a waste disposal company in Iowa was fined $1,025 and placed on probation for three years for operating without workers' compensation insurance, according to media reports. James Watts,…
WCRI to Cover Fee Schedules, Medical Prices During June 11 Webinar
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on June 11 that will focus on the design of fee schedule regulations and how they affect medical prices and payments…
High Court Sets Oral Argument in ‘Mayor’ for June 2
The California Supreme Court on June 2 will hear oral arguments regarding the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's request to review an appellate court decision prohibiting the board from acting on…
Beacon Mutual Reports Data Hack
Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. posted a notice to its website about a data hack in January that exposed information of more than 131,000 people living in Rhode Island. Beacon announced that…
High Court Says Collateral Estoppel Law Applies to Nonfinal Actions
New York's top court held that a 2022 law barring virtually all workers' compensation decisions from binding future litigation applies to all pending and nonfinal actions. The Justice for Injured Workers…
IMR Applications, UR Uphold Rate Both Increase in 2025
The number of eligible applications for independent medical review increased to 152,832 in 2025 from 148,106 in 2024 while the proportion of decisions affirming the underlying utilization review determination rebounded…
Worker’s Delay in Filing Claim Forecloses Finding of Compensability
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a finding of compensability for a worker’s injuries from a fall, since she did not file a claim within six months of her…
Bill Would Expand Limitations on Athlete Claims
California lawmakers are again moving to restrict the ability of professional athletes to file cumulative trauma claims in the state. And just as the previous effort to clamp down on professional…
Summary Judgment Improper Due to Triable Issues
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment because there were triable issues as to whether they were entitled to…
Exclusivity Shields Staffing Service Company’s Client From Suit by Injured Employee
The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity shielded a company that used a staffing service provider from a civil suit by an injured employee. Case: King v. Dayco Inc., No. W2025-00262-COA-R3-CV,…
Carrier Has Duty to Defend Insured From Injured Workers’ Suit
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a carrier had a duty to defend its insured from a lawsuit by two injured workers. Case: Authority Fleet…