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The Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions finding that insurers in run-off are not precluded from receiving second-injury reimbursements, and the state's insolvent carrier fund is eligible for cost-of-living adjustments from the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund.
In Arrowood Indemnity Co. v. Workers' Compensation Trust Fund, the high court affirmed an appellate court decision holding that insurers in run-off are not precluded from… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability for his Labor Law claims, but some of the defendants should have had the claims against them dismissed.
Case: Breslin v. Access Auto Sales and Service LLC, No. CV-24-0687, 06/12/2025, published.
Facts: Matthew Breslin worked as a cable technician.… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a doctor’s request for a worker to receive an oral medication prescribed for lung diseases.
Case: Dorsey v. Blackhawk Mining LLC, No. 24-ICA-422 , 06/06/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Joseph Dorsey worked for Blackhawk Mining LLC. In May 2024, a claims… Read more »News: NORTH
A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure.
Case: May v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No. 2024-CA-0272, 06/11/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Monroe Wade May died in August 2019 as a result of mesothelioma. His family filed a wrongful death and survival action petition for damages, alleging that May… Read more »
A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation.
Case: Thornton v. City of Plano, No. 05-24-01330-CV, 06/30/2025, published.
Facts: Erin Thornton worked for the City of Plano as a police officer. She suffered an injury in the line of duty in August 2021 and… Read more »
The number of employees working for private self-insured companies fell 3.9% in 2024, while the number of claims they filed fell 7.4%, resulting in private self-insured claim frequency hitting a four-year low, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute.
At the same time, the average paid loss per claim climbed 12.3%, and the average… Read more »
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Wednesday announced the elimination of the requirement to submit the physical notice of election form under the Large Risk, Large Deductible program and retrospective rating plans.
The bureau said New Jersey is the only state that requires these paper forms, and the information provided on the notice of election forms is… Read more »Advertisements
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