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Monday, October 21, 2024

Court Dismisses Carrier's Challenge to Compensability Finding

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court dismissed an insurance carrier’s challenge to a trial judge’s finding of compensability for a worker’s death, ruling that the judgment entered

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Monday, October 21, 2024

CHP Captain Arrested for Alleged Comp Fraud

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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The California Highway Patrol announced that a former captain was arrested on suspicion of workers' compensation insurance fraud and theft.

Matthew Stover, 51, was arrested

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Monday, October 21, 2024

No Increase in Worker's PPD Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Court Upholds 45% SLU for Worker's Knee Injury

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court upheld a 45% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s knee injury.

Case: Matter of Wright v. Elmer W.

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Employer Faces Civil Liability for Fatal Shooting

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: Top
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer can face civil liability for the death of an employee who was shot at work by

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Vocational School Owner Charged With Fraud

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The California Department of Insurance announced that the owner of a private vocational school was charged with 11 felonies for allegedly submitting fraudulent bills to

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Most Carriers Score Average or Better in 2024 PBO

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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All but four of the 130 insurance carriers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation evaluated through its performance-based oversight assessment scored average or better.

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Friday, October 18, 2024

NCCI: Temperature, Precipitation Linked to Frequency

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  • Topic: NATIONAL
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Frequency increases modestly but consistently as temperatures climb, according to a study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

NCCI said that starting around 50

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Court Upholds Worker's 1% PPD Award for Knee Injury

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury.

Case: Davis v. Charleston Area Medical Center

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Worker's Labor Law Claim Dismissed; Defendant's Indemnification Claim Revived

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim and revived a defendant’s third-party indemnification claim.

Case: Pitang v. Beacon

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