A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the common-law indemnification claims against it, and on a counterclaim alleging that it failed to procure insurance.
Case: Maloney v. Night Castle Management, No. CV-24-1776, 05/07/2026, published.
Facts: Night Castle Management and American… Read more »
A majority of New York’s highest court ruled that an Industrial Code provision on excavation was not specific enough to support liability under the Labor Law.
Case: Mann v. Mezuyon LLC, No. 39, 05/26/2026, published.
Facts: William Mann allegedly suffered injuries while working as a drill blaster at an excavation site when he was struck by an… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury from his exposure to a chemical solvent.
Case: Palmer v. Loar Holdings Inc., No. 25-ICA-346, 05/01/2026, published.
Facts: Gary Palmer worked for Loar Holdings Inc. In February 2025, he went to the hospital with complaints of dizziness,… Read more »
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries opened an investigation into the May 26 Longview chemical tank collapse that killed 11 workers.
The agency said now that all missing workers have been recovered from the Nippon Dynawave site, where a tank containing more than 500,000 gallons of caustic solution used to turn wood chips into paper pulp failed, it… Read more »
Permanent partial disability benefits would increase by about 51% under a recently amended bill proposing the first benefit increase in California since SB 863.
Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, on Monday amended SB 555 to propose increasing the range of wages used to calculate PPD benefits.
For injuries on or after Jan. 1, 2027, the minimum average weekly earnings would be… Read more »
Private self-insured employers reported fewer claims in 2025, but initial data shows signs of rising claim costs, the California Workers' Compensation Institute said.
The 84,996 claims reported last year were down 2.7% from 2024 and 18.5% below the 2022 peak, when thousands of COVID-19 claims pushed the total claim tally to 104,278.
Claim frequency among private self-insured employers… Read more »Jun 12, 2026
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