The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a finding that an insurance carrier did not have a duty to defend or indemnify an electrical equipment service contractor from a lawsuit by a…
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s impairment had worsened, but he did not establish that he was permanently and totally disabled.
Case: Bass v. Zenith Logistics,…
A Texas appellate court ruled that a county was entitled to dismissal of a widow’s claims for damages under the Wrongful Death Act and for exemplary damages under the Workers’…
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals said the state’s work comp subrogation statute is constitutional and a carrier was entitled to reimbursement from an injured worker’s tort recovery for the…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a Jacksonville, Florida, wood crate and pallet manufacturer that’s been cited three times in the last decade for safety violations is facing a…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska waste disposal company $337,903 for 18 violations following an investigation of a fatal accident in February.
A 20-year-old worker was attempting to…