Worker Struck By Steel Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker struck by a steel beam that was being hoisted.
Case: Dolcimascolo v. 701 7th Property Owner LLC, No.
Judicial Selection Committee Recommends Work Comp Appeal Court Candidates
The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection recommended two candidates for Gov. Tim Walz to consider for filling an upcoming vacancy on the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals.
Janis Douglass
The commission…
Worker’s Estate Fails to Establish Viable Civil Suit Against Co-Employee
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the estate of a worker killed in an assembly line accident failed to establish a viable gross negligence claim against a co-employee.
John Lavery…
No Additional TTD for Worker With Back Injury
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker’s back injury.
Case: Perez v. Southern Tire Mart LLC, No. CV-23-689, 12/11/2024, published.
Facts and…
Bill Proposes Expanding PTSD Presumption to Cover State First Responders
Texas lawmakers introduced a bill that would expand the number of police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who qualify for a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable injury.
The…
LWCC Acquiring Prescient National
The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. announced that it is acquiring North Carolina-based work comp carrier Prescient National.
“The acquisition brings together two top-performing workers’ compensation companies with a shared commitment to…