Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker’s Ankle
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable injury when she rolled her ankle at work while rising from a chair.
Case: Mercer County…
Court Revives Indemnification Claims Against Injured Worker’s Employer
A New York appellate court revived the contractual indemnification claims by the defendants in a Labor Law action against the injured worker’s employer.
Case: Travers v. Briarcliff Manor Investments LLC, No.
Lawmakers Send Contractor Coverage Bill to Governor
Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would make proof of workers’ compensation coverage a prerequisite to receive a building permit, construction permit or contractor license.
Lawmakers on Friday sent…
High Court: Speculative Medical Opinions Fail to Link Death From Cancer to Work Injury
Expert medical testimony that a worker may have lived longer if treatment for an industrial injury had not delayed treatment for metastatic cancer was too speculative to support an award…
High Court Says Collateral Estoppel Law Applies to Nonfinal Actions
New York’s top court held that a 2022 law barring virtually all workers’ compensation decisions from binding future litigation applies to all pending and nonfinal actions.
The Justice for Injured Workers…
Report: Court Defers Sentence for Uninsured Employer
The owner of a waste disposal company in Iowa was fined $1,025 and placed on probation for three years for operating without workers’ compensation insurance, according to media reports.
James Watts,…