The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that a widow’s claim for death benefits was timely and that an award was supported by competent evidence.
Michael Galimberti served as a volunteer firefighter with the Farmington and Middleton fire departments from 2002 until around 2008, when he began working full time.
In 2008, he also worked full time at Pease Tradeport in Portsmouth. The State of New Hampshire was his employer… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits or to expand the scope of her claim, but she should not have been denied a cold compression therapy unit and shoulder wrap for her compensable injury.
Case: Gee v. ACNR Resources Inc., No.… Read more »
The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker’s failure to challenge both bases given by a judge for denying her motion to set aside a settlement was fatal to her appeal.
Case: Taylor v. John and Stephanie Ingram LLC, No. M2024-01348-SC-R3-WC, 09/11/2025, published.
Facts: Lauren Taylor suffered injuries when a horse… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing a claim against it, but it was not entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification claim against a co-defendant.
Case: Santiago v. Genting New York LLC, No. 157665/19 595448/20, 09/11/2025, published.
Facts: Edwin Santiago allegedly suffered injuries when he and his… Read more »
The California Assembly unanimously concurred in amendments to a bill that would direct the Division of Workers' Compensation to create some medical-legal templates.
The Assembly voted Friday to pass an amended AB 1293, by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Bermuda Dunes.
Wallis amended the measure while it was in the Senate to require templates created by the DWC to include all… Read more »
The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced that Kristen McRee was appointed executive director, effective Nov. 1.
McRee joined the commission in March 2021 as a staff attorney. She was promoted to director of administrative services in August 2023.
Before joining the commission, McRee practiced… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said compliance and investigations audits in 2026 will focus on timeliness and accuracy of benefit payments, reimbursement for medical services and data reporting.
The review of benefit payments will focus on whether carriers accurately paid lifetime income and death benefits and accurately… Read more »
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is hosting its annual Medical & Health Symposium from Wednesday through Friday.
The free virtual event will focus on navigating occupational health challenges, including neurological injuries, traumatic brain injuries and artificial intelligence in work comp claims.
The virtual event offers… Read more »