The California Supreme Court rejected a strict exhaustion requirement as a prerequisite for insureds to bring claims against excess carriers.
"We conclude that an insured
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The Commonwealth Court ruled that a police officer’s claim for benefits based on his contraction of COVID-19 was barred by res judicata.
Case: Bolds v.
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the family of a deceased worker needed to bring claims against his employer’s insurance carrier before the Division of
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The Washington Court of Appeals reinstated a citation against a staffing agency for failing to train its workers on asbestos hazards and for failing to file
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A federal appellate court upheld the denial of a security contractor’s claim for a psychological injury from his work in Iraq.
Case: Morales v. U.S.
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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday published loss-sensitive advisory plan tables for policies taking effect on or after Sept. 1.
The
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The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected
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The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission announced that a new validation step when uploading documents through WebFile will go into effect Thursday.
Before completing an upload,
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against her employer as barred by exclusivity.
Case: Dudley v. East Texas Educational Insurance
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a pension board’s denial of a police officer’s application for a line-of-duty disability pension.
Case: Guess v. Board of Trustees
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