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Contract Cleaning Professional Loses Challenges to Denial of Claim
A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s challenges to the denial of her claim for injuries she sustained while working as a contract cleaning professional. Case: Woodard…
Subcontractor’s Injured Employees Can’t Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor, Property Owner
A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a property owner and its contractor from civil liability for injuries sustained by the employees of a subcontractor who had…
Worker With Ankle Injury Can Expand Claim to Include CRPS
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include complex regional pain syndrome. Case: Department of Agriculture v. Pieretti, No. 1454 C.D. 2021, 08/22/2023, unpublished. Facts and…
Trucker Knocked Off Railroad Bridge Gets Benefits for Injuries
A Texas appellate court ruled that a truck driver knocked from an elevated railroad track by an oncoming train into traffic on a six-lane highway was entitled to benefits for…
First Responders, Recovery Workers Should Practice Safety in Hurricane’s Wake
Hurricane Idalia is forecast to make landfall in Florida Wednesday as a Category 3 storm with a major surge. Downed power lines and other hazards are expected to be present…
Bill to Mandate In-State Licensing for UR Docs Sent to ‘Inactive File’
A California lawmaker moved to the Assembly’s “inactive file” a bill that would require some doctors performing utilization review to be licensed in the state. Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan, D-Los…
FAA Issues Safety Alert for Ground Crews
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Safety Alert for Operators in response to injuries during aircraft towing and ground handling operations. The FAA, in the notice issued Aug. 23, said in…
Pregnant Teacher Punched by Student Gets Award for PTSD, Penalties
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits and penalties to a school teacher for her psychological injury after being punched in the stomach by a student while…
Summary Judgment for Worker Partially Overturned
A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for an allegedly injured worker on his Labor Law claim. Case: Depass v. Mercer Square LLC, No. 2021-03647, 08/23/2023, published. Facts:…
Family Can’t Seek Civil Remedy for Worker’s Death
A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a family’s civil claim against an employer over a worker who died after he was struck by a car during a break. Case: Jimenez…
Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Orange County Group
Goldberg Segalla announced that Eric M. Kweon joined the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Orange County, California. Eric M. Kweon Kweon, who was previously with D’Andre Law in Oakland, is…
BLS: Fatal Injuries for Ag Workers Lowest Since 2013
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday said agricultural worker fatalities fell 10% in 2021 to the lowest number since 2013. BLS reported 133 fatal job-related accidents for agricultural workers…