The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced that pharmacy benefits manager Optum Rx agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a claim that it failed to follow workers’ compensation prescription drug…
A Texas appellate court tossed a former police cadet’s tort claims against the individual officers he blamed for his heat-stress-related injuries during a training exercise.
Case: Manley v. Wise, No. 03-21-00120-CV,…
A New York appellate court ruled that some of the defendants in a Labor Law claim were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims against them for his injuries…
A Florida appellate court overturned an award of payment for providers who treated a worker after an on-the-job injury.
Case: Arrez Brothers Carpentry LLC v. Ortiz, No. 1D21-2225, 02/23/2022, published.
Facts: Jose…
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits based on the rejection of a medical expert’s causation opinion as having been tainted by counsel’s…