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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer should have been granted an extension of time to file its postjudgment motions for relief from a jury’s $7.1 million verdict in favor of an injured worker.
Nicole Tarpley worked for Red Bluff LLC as a certified nursing assistant. Red Bluff was a nonsubscriber to the workers’ compensation system, so when she allegedly suffered an on-the-job injury, she filed a civil suit against her… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim, not because of the homeowners' exemption applied by the trial justice, but because of a triable issue as to the type of work being performed.
Case: Lopez v. Classic Day Care Corp., No. 2023-09164, 04/23/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Esteban Mora Lopez allegedly suffered injuries while working on a construction project at premises owned by Jevgenija Lobica.
He filed suit… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had no… Read more »
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld the denial of accidental… Read more »
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Prosecutors dismissed workers’ compensation fraud charges filed against the manager of a Texas barbecue restaurant for insufficient evidence, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Charges against Alison Clem, manager of La Barbecue, were dropped April 16, the newspaper reported. Charges filed against LeAnn Mueller, the restaurant owner, were… Read more »
Four men who participated in a prescription referral kickback scheme received prison sentences, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
John Ageudo Rodriguez, 55; Mohammad Imtiaz Chowdhury, 44; Hector de la Cruz Jr., 54; and Alex Flores Jr., 55, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay kickbacks to medical practitioners in exchange for referrals to Rodriguez's pharmacy in… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor said an investigation into teenager’s injury resulted in nearly $65,000 in penalties against a Pennsylvania metal manufacturer for violations of child labor and workplace safety rules.
The department said its Wage and Hour Division and Occupational Safety and Health Administration… Read more »
The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Monday donated $25,000 to Kids’ Chance of America in conjunction with its Annual Issues Symposium 2025 golf tournament in Orlando, Florida.
Kids' Chance of America and its 50 state affiliates provide scholarships for children of people who were injured or killed in workplace accidents. Together, the… Read more »
The South Carolina Senate confirmed the reappointment of three members of the Workers’ Compensation Commission.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the reappointments of T. Scott Beck, R. Michael Campbell II and Gene McCaskill.
Beck was reappointed as chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Commission… Read more »
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