A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a third-party action against it seeking indemnification and contribution.
Case: Hart v. Theatre Three…
An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim for a back injury to include adjacent segment syndrome.
Case: Harcourt v. Strassel Construction Co., No.
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed a bill that would codify volunteer first responders’ right to receive workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained at organized fundraising events.
The Senate on Tuesday voted…
A divided Florida appellate court, sitting en banc, ruled that the statute of limitations for a worker to seek benefits is suspended by the payment of benefits, as opposed to…
California lawmakers scheduled the first hearing on a bill that would permanently allow employers to use prepaid debit cards to deliver indemnity benefits indefinitely.
The Assembly Insurance Committee in February introduced…
A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applied retroactively to bar the defendants in a civil case from asserting a collateral estoppel defense based…