In a case of first impression, a Texas appellate court ruled that the Liability Arising From Farm Animals Act applied to a worker’s fatal accident,
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday held that the insurance commissioner can reject rates proposed by the state's designated ratemaking agency but must explain any
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The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim because the denial was premised on an erroneous legal theory.
Curtis Thomas worked
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The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s forfeiture of benefits for making a willful misrepresentation applies prospectively from the date of the misrepresentation, not
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A California appellate court in a non-precedential decision reinstated an injured worker’s civil suit against a homeowner who had hired an unlicensed contractor to paint her
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration added a grandfather clause that would exempt some pending and active cases, including those filed before July 1, 2020, from
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The Ohio Supreme Court vacated a decision by an appellate court directing the Industrial Commission to consider whether a worker’s adult daughter was entitled to
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The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision that rescinded two dozen orders suspending action on settlements that it said were issued
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A key figure in what California officials once called the largest workers' compensation fraud scheme in state history has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a new
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation even though his death was deemed compensable.
Patrick Williams
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