Louisiana lawmakers would not comment on bills that would reduce payments to doctors when treating injured workers, abolish a labor-management advisory board and terminate temporary disability benefits if a worker…
A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a mine foreman injured while working in West Virginia could not pursue a claim for benefits in his home state.
Case: Hicks v. Kentucky…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the defendant was also entitled to summary judgment on its…
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker unreasonably refused to attend two independent medical examinations scheduled by his employer.
Case: Matter of Mina v. New York City Transit…
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a worker was not unfairly prejudiced or surprised when her employer’s expert testified about the content of her medical records.
Case: Trincia v. Dick’s Sporting…
A New York appellate court upheld the disqualification of an injured worker from receiving future benefits because of his misrepresentations as to his limitations.
Case: Matter of Deliso v. New York…