CWCI: Return on Net Worth Jumped in 2023
Recently reported data shows comp carriers in the Golden State saw their return on net worth climb to 14.5% in 2023 from 10.6% in 2022, according to a new bulletin…
Court Overturns Denial of Disability Pension for Firefighter
The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension to an injured firefighter, finding the denial went against the manifest weight of the evidence.
Case: Calleros v. Board of…
Worker Gets Permission to Amend Complaint; Defendant Not Entitled to Dismissal
A New York appellate court upheld a trial justice’s grant of a worker’s request to amend his complaint to change the date of his alleged accident by one day, and…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Lung Transplant Referral, Medical Equipment
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a lung transplant referral and medical equipment for a worker with a pulmonary disability.
Case: Stover v. West Virginia Division…
Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD, Attorney Fees
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits or attorney fees.
Case: Nucor Yamato Steel Co. v. Shelton,…