Month: September 2026

Sep 14, 2026

Ten Years, One Claim

D.C.’s Highest Local Court Splits 2-1 on Whether a Single Timely Filing Can Keep a Workers’ Compensation Claim Alive Through a Decade of Silence In a panel decision, the District...

Ten Years, One Claim Ten Years, One Claim
Sep 10, 2026

Blackout Behind the Wheel

Indiana Holds That Driving at Highway Speed Increased the Risk of a Fainting Spell, Making the Resulting Crash Injuries Compensable The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed an award of...

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Sep 8, 2026

PA’s AMA Guides Law Beats Back a New Kind of Challenge

State Court Rejects Three Constitutional Theories Against Its Impairment-Rating Statute — Including One Never Tested Before A Pennsylvania appeals court has affirmed a modification from total to partial disability benefits...

PA’s AMA Guides Law Beats Back a New Kind of Challenge PA’s AMA Guides Law Beats Back a New Kind of Challenge
Sep 4, 2026

Sixteen “Matches,“ No Fraud

NY's Third Department Affirms the Board's Rejection of a § 114-a Finding Built on Mismatched Database Hits Yesterday, the Appellate Division, Third Department affirmed a Workers' Compensation Board decision finding...

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Sep 1, 2026

KY Supreme Court Clarifies Timing of Employer’s Subrogation Credit After Third-Party Settlement

The Kentucky Supreme Court has held that an employer’s statutory right to recover workers’ compensation benefits from an employee’s third-party settlement takes effect immediately, rejecting an argument that would have...

KY Supreme Court Clarifies Timing of Employer’s Subrogation Credit After Third-Party Settlement KY Supreme Court Clarifies Timing of Employer’s Subrogation Credit After Third-Party Settlement