A federal court on Thursday asked California’s Supreme Court to assess whether the derivative injury doctrine prohibits a civil claim against an employer when a
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The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted to recommend that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara increase the advisory pure
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A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against a grocery store she had previously identified as her employer in a
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A narrowly divided Superior Court of Pennsylvania overturned a grant of summary judgment to two corporate entities who asserted a statutory employer defense to an
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his hearing loss, since he did not submit any valid audiometric
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A Southern California judge dismissed fraud charges in an alleged $100 million compound cream scam at Landmark Medical Management that prosecutors claimed caused the wrongful
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A California appellate court upheld a restitution award for the girlfriend of a worker who was killed while working for an uninsured employer during a
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The 4th District Court of Appeal has ordered publication of a decision upholding the dismissal of a worker’s claims against his employer’s insurance company, claims
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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for the payment of permanent total disability benefits to a deaf worker
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Although California lawmakers attempted to limit situations in which athletes for out-of-state teams can file comp claims in the Golden State, ballclubs from Ohio and
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