The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned an award of attorney fees to an injured worker and ordered a judge to reconsider what the employer should pay, given that its challenge…
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that judges Tony Couture and David Skinner were reappointed to new five-year terms, effective Wednesday.
Work comp judges in New Mexico are initially appointed…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was entitled to a presumption that some of his symptoms were related to an old back injury and that his employer…
A Louisiana appellate court tossed a worker’s appeal of summary judgment in her civil suit for a work-related automobile accident.
Case: Lanclos v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 23-575,…
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the calculation of a worker’s loss-of-use award as including a credit to her employer for a prior award.
Case: DeJarnatt v. IWCC, No. 5-23-0624WC, 04/04/2024, unpublished.
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A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to renew its motion for summary judgment based on new evidence it provided.
Case: Solis v. 340…