The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request to make an emergency appointment so that the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims can continue hearing cases
… Read more »A New York appellate court overturned a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board reducing an injured worker’s schedule loss of use award.
Case: Matter of
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an incident report describing a construction worker’s fall was properly excluded from evidence.
Case: DeBenedetto v. Kingswood Partners
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s tort claims against his employer and its sole member of the business.
Case: Gundel
… Read more »By Joe Paduda (reprinted from ManagedCareMatters.com with permission)
Joe Paduda
When was the last time you wrote a check?
When was the
… Read more »A federal appellate court overturned a denial of a carrier’s motion to compel arbitration of a procedurally complex insurance dispute.
Case: Benchmark Insurance Co. v.
… Read more »The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a denial of coverage for a worker’s alleged thoracic spine injury, finding substantial evidence supports the Medical Commission’s determination that the
… Read more »Researchers with the Workers Compensation Research Institute said states seeking to adopt or update workers’ compensation fee schedules ought to consider the ramifications of setting
… Read more »The California Senate Appropriations Committee will review fiscal implications for measures that would extend the deadline for a study into the effects of utilization review
… Read more »Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
Jill Jacobs
DeSantis announced the appointments of
… Read more »Dec 9, 2021 – Sep 9, 2022
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