Court: Late Expert Report, Testimony Shouldn’t Have Been Kept From Evidence
A New York appellate court ruled that the report and testimony of a worker’s expert should not have been kept from evidence even though the expert did not appear for…
OSHA Updates Targeted Inspection Program
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it updated the inspection program that focuses on businesses with high rates of injuries.
OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting program directs agency enforcement resources to…
Failure to List Exhibits on Conference Statement Not a Harmless Error
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred when it held that the failure to list in a pretrial conference the statement reports from a qualified medical evaluator was harmless, a California…
Widow Fails to Link Worker’s Death, Dementia to Occupational Hearing Loss
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow failed to link his dementia and death to his occupational hearing loss.
Case: Clark v. U.S. Steel Mining Co. Inc.,…
Sole Proprietor’s Request Constitutes ‘Election of Coverage’
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that his petition to determine compensation…
Court Upholds Termination of Volunteer Firefighter’s Operational Privileges
A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a volunteer firefighter’s operational privileges due to his failure to disclose his disabled designation by the Workers’ Compensation Board, among other…