WCIRB Moving to New Office in Oakland
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is moving to a new office in Oakland.
The WCIRB on Tuesday announced that it is relocating to the 17th floor of 1901…
Guaranty Association Tenders Proper Payment Despite Omission of Suffix
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association properly make a payment to an injured worker by mailing his attorney a check bearing his name,…
Court Reschedules Sentencing for Owner of MRI Firms Convicted of Fraud
The U.S. District Court for Southern California moved to January a sentencing hearing that was scheduled for Monday for Vital Imaging CEO Sam Solakyan, who was convicted in July on…
Carpenter Gets Summary Judgment for Fall From Ladder
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a carpenter on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from an unsecured ladder.
Case: Maltese v. Port…
Summary Judgment Not Warranted for Worker Who Fell
A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment was not warranted on a series of claims in a Labor Law dispute for a worker’s alleged fall through an uncovered…
Lawmakers Consider Work Comp Bills
New Jersey lawmakers are considering two workers’ compensation-related bills that would define the workday as that which begins in an employee parking lot and would permit injured workers under some…