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Goldberg Segalla Adds Heather A. McLeod to Orlando Work Comp Group
Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of Heather A. McLeod to its workers’ compensation defense group in Orlando, Florida. Heather A. McLeod McLeod is an accomplished litigator with nearly 30 years of…
Insurance Department Approves Double-Digit Rate Cuts
The Delaware Department of Insurance approved a 21.02% reduction in voluntary market loss costs and a 20.01% cut to residual market rates. Rates, loss costs and expected loss factors the department…
Worker Presents Enough Evidence of Occupational Disease to Survive Summary Judgment
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker presented enough evidence to support his informally raised occupational disease claim to survive a motion for summary judgment. Case: Bess v. Graphic Packaging…
Court Revives Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Slipped and Fell
A New York appellate court revived an injured worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims based on a slip-and-fall accident at a construction site. Case: Deleo v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., No.
Board Errs in Refusing to Consider Reports
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in refusing to consider the forms submitted by a worker’s treating physicians indicating that his condition had changed. Case:…
Court Upholds Wage-Loss Award to Worker Injured in Car Accident
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to wage-loss disability in excess of his 11% permanent anatomical impairment following a car accident and the loss of…
Nurse’s Aide Gets PTD Award for Psychological Conditions
An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured nurse’s aide for her psychological conditions. Case: State ex rel. Altercare of Hartville Center Inc. v.
High Court Says Special Fund Not Liable for Death Benefit Claims
New York’s highest court ruled that liability for a death benefits claim could not be transferred to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases after the statutorily established cut-off, regardless of…
Lawmaker Proposes PTSD Presumption for First Responders
First responders employed by public agencies in Georgia would be presumed to have suffered post-traumatic stress disorder as a condition of employment, under a bill pre-filed for the 2022 legislative…
Comp Outlook Notes COVID’s ‘Muting’ Effect, Improves to ‘Stable’
A.M. Best & Co. on Wednesday revised its market segment outlook from negative to stable for the U.S. workers' compensation insurance market, noting several influencing factors. Most significantly, A.M. Best cites…
CHSWC Meets Dec. 9
California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation is holding a virtual meeting Dec. 9. Members will hear an update on the prescription drug formulary and workers’ compensation medical issues. Commissioners…
CWCI: COVID Claim Volume Decreases Following Summer Surge
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the summer surge of COVID-19 claims appears to have run its course, as the number of claims fell sharply in October. CWCI is projecting…