The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has jurisdiction over a worker’s request for a hearing
… Read more »Texas lawmakers voted to send the governor bills that would allow remote contested case hearings, eliminate group self-insurance coverage and govern the use of artificial
… Read more »A California appellate court ruled that multiple abuses of the discovery process and a pattern of intentionally false or misleading statements were sufficient for a
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to reopen a claim and challenge benefit payments to a deceased worker’s son.
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s claim against it
… Read more »The en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a railway worker’s widow timely filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim in her capacity as the
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of two workers’ intentional tort claims against their statutory employer for their burn injuries in a refinery accident.
… Read more »The California Senate passed bills that would extend how long health insurance must be provided as workers’ compensation death benefits for the children of first
… Read more »The family of a professional baseball player can proceed with its lawsuit against a team’s sports doctor, alleging that his malpractice led to the player's
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a pharmacy’s petition to strike a judgment against it, explaining that the pharmacy was not and could
… Read more »Jun 11-13, 2025
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