A California appellate court upheld an award of service-connected disability retirement benefits for a county employee who suffered an on-the-job back injury.
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A federal appellate court upheld a jury’s award of $1,091,240.82 for a carrier's bad-faith conduct in a coverage dispute between insurers.
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Florida’s Three-Member Panel on Thursday voted to again ask that state lawmakers eliminate a requirement for the Legislature to ratify medical fee schedule changes.
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Cumulative trauma claims in general tend to be reported later and are more likely to involve litigation than specific injury claims, and the disparity is
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New York construction companies that are found criminally liable for worker injuries or deaths will face a fine of up to $500,000, under legislation recently
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a deputy sheriff was entitled to a presumption that his post-traumatic stress disorder was an occupational disease even though
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The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Commission erred in applying an "actual bias" standard to reject a worker’s challenge to the impartiality
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to wage-differential benefits, penalties or fees, but said further proceedings are
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A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker who fell on her front steps before engaging in work-related travel did not suffer an injury
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A New York trial court agreed with publisher Gannett Co. that a workers’ compensation judge should determine whether exclusivity prohibits lawsuits alleging a supervisor molested
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