
A California appellate court ruled that the state insurance commissioner was not barred by the doctrine of exclusive concurrent jurisdiction from determining that certain agreements
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A divided Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court directed the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board to calculate a reasonable award to reimburse an injured worker for the costs of
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An Ohio appellate court panel produced three opinions to uphold the denial of a claim for death benefits as untimely, with each judge advocating for
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The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a maintenance foreman for his alleged injuries from a workplace slip-and-fall.
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A federal judge in New York held that claim preclusion doesn’t apply to an action the U.S. Labor Secretary and the Department of Labor brought
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims properly appointed an expert medical adviser and split on the issue of whether the
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By Jon Campisi, Correspondent
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting mixed reviews from workers’ compensation attorneys for his decision to extend one presumption for another
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A California appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a general contractor, finding it failed to establish that the Privette doctrine shielded it
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an arm injury, finding he was an employee, not an independent
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An applicants’ attorney convicted of participating in two separate referral schemes in Southern California was ordered to serve four years in state prison and pay
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