Insurer Had No Duty to Defend Intentional Tort Claim Against Co-Employee In Ortez v. Penn Nat’l Sec. Ins. Co., 2024 N.C. App. LEXIS 1017 (Dec. 17, 2024), the No...
NC Court of Appeals Reverses $28.9 Million Tort Judgment NC Court of Appeals Reverses $28.9 Million Tort JudgmentEmployer Encouraged, But Did Not Require Inoculation A New York appellate court has affirmed the state Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of benefits to a hea...
NY: Adverse Reaction to COVID Vaccination Not Compensable NY: Adverse Reaction to COVID Vaccination Not CompensableIn Bradford County v. Pasko, 323 A.3d 39 (Pa. Commw. 2024), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board decision that deni...
PA Commonwealth Court Says No Credit Allowed for Pension Benefits Provided by Employer to Injured Retiree PA Commonwealth Court Says No Credit Allowed for Pension Benefits Provided by Employer to Injured RetireeThe Arkansas Court of Appeals has reversed a workers’ compensation award for permanent impairment related to atrial fibrillation that developed following a COVI...
Arkansas Court Reverses Permanent Benefits Award for COVID-Related Heart Condition Arkansas Court Reverses Permanent Benefits Award for COVID-Related Heart ConditionIn a well-reasoned decision that illustrates the difficulties courts sometime face in balancing competing interests within a workers’ compensation dispute, the ...
Maine High Court Clarifies When Interest on Specific-Loss Benefits Begins to Accrue for Specific Eye Injuries Maine High Court Clarifies When Interest on Specific-Loss Benefits Begins to Accrue for Specific Eye InjuriesThe Supreme Court of Nebraska recently affirmed an award of benefits to a claimant who alleged respiratory injuries from wearing a UV-sterilized N95 mask at wor...
Nebraska High Court: Expert’s Use of “Associated” Was Sufficient to Establish Causation Nebraska High Court: Expert’s Use of “Associated” Was Sufficient to Establish CausationThe Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently affirmed a state Workers’ Compensation Board decision finding that a Google acc...
NY: Google Employee’s Post-Happy Hour Accident Arose From Employment NY: Google Employee’s Post-Happy Hour Accident Arose From EmploymentIn a decision examining the tricky balance that must be maintained when in unexplained fall claims, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth Appellate District, reve...
Ohio Court Reiterates Unexplained Fall Doctrine Ohio Court Reiterates Unexplained Fall DoctrineOverruling, in relevant part, two of its own prior decisions, the Supreme Court of Nevada, construing the state’s workers’ compensation subrogation statute, NRS...
Nevada Supreme Court Retreats from Earlier Decisions Related to Subrogation Liens Nevada Supreme Court Retreats from Earlier Decisions Related to Subrogation LiensIn a significant decision that reinforces the rights of workers with long-latency occupational diseases within the Keystone State, the Superior Court of Pennsyl...
Pennsylvania Court Affirms Asbestos Claim Outside Workers’ Compensation System Pennsylvania Court Affirms Asbestos Claim Outside Workers’ Compensation System
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