High Court Invalidates Cap on Attorney Fees in Appeals
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that a statutory cap on attorney fees enacted in 1987 does not apply to appeals.
The high court said the law creates a potential conflict…
Worker Who Received Full Wages Can’t Get TTD, Too
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a determination that an injured worker who continued to receive his full wages was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Radcliff v.
Exclusivity Bars Worker’s Suit Against Colleague for Car Accident
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity barred a worker’s suit against his colleague and their employer for his injuries from a car accident.
Case: Webster v. Campbell, No. A25A0319,…
Summary Judgment for Defendant Overturned, Goes to Worker Instead
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a defendant in a Labor Law claim, finding that the worker should have been granted summary judgment instead.
Case:…
P&T Committee Meets July 16
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is meeting on July 16.
Committee members are scheduled to discuss issues relating to topical analgesics as well as updates to…
DWC Updates Fee Schedule, Treatment Guidelines
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation adjusted the pathology and clinical lab section of the medical fee schedule and the prescription drug formulary in the treatment guidelines.
The division said it…