Citing unfair claims acceptance and management, among other issues, federal legislation that would change the way injured workers’ claims are handled under the 50-year-old Black Lung Benefits Act is now…
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s settlement was dispositive of her employment status at the time of a motor vehicle accident and that the doctrine of res judicata…
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to recover the amount of his outstanding balances from his employer as the “reasonable” cost of treatment for compensable…
The Offices of the New York State Inspector General announced that a home health worker who was paid more than $6,000 for services that were never provided pleaded guilty to fraud,…
A New York appellate court ruled that a business was entitled to conditional summary judgment against its insurance carrier for coverage of a worker’s injuries.
Case: Cookies on Fulton Inc. v.
A divided New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a construction foreman on his Labor Law claim based on his slip and fall at a work…