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A Texas appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the negligence of a contractor and subcontractor resulted in a worker's death.
John Paul Torres was a construction worker for Ten Hagen Excavating who was severely injured in September 2019 while directing vehicles as they entered a construction site. He later died, but the decision does not state whether his death was related to his injuries.
His family sued Ten Hagen for… Read more »
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a worker whose condition after an industrial accident had improved from a temporary state of total disability had worsened to the point that she is now permanently and totally disabled.
Case: Ebarb v. Boise Cascade Co., No. 25-464, 02/19/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Maria… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims based on his fall from a ladder, except to the extent that he abandoned some of his claims.
Case: Rogers v. DS Restoration & Residential Services Co., No. 931 CA 24-01480, 02/11/2026,… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review.
Case: Matter of Sheodial v. Universal Construction Resources Inc., No. CV-25-0645, 02/22/2026, published.
Facts and… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a firefighter for a knee injury.
Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 25-ICA-338, 02/27/2026, published.
Facts: Cody Melsop worked for the City of Wheeling as a firefighter. He suffered an injury to his right knee in December 2023 while carrying a 40-pound tote up stairs.
A right… Read more »
The California Department of Insurance announced that two brothers who own tow truck businesses were arrested Wednesday on multiple counts of insurance fraud for allegedly scheming to reduce their workers' compensation premiums by nearly $5.9 million.
The department said it launched an investigation after receiving… Read more »
Colorado officials pulled their approval for a ballot initiative to convert Pinnacol Assurance into a private, mutual carrier after finding the proposal violates the requirement that statutory propositions be limited to a single subject.
The Colorado Title Board in February approved proposed initiative No. 218. The board on March 4 voted 2-1 to find that it lacks jurisdiction because the… Read more »Although the California State Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct require the communication of all written settlement offers to a client, it’s safe to say there are regulars in the workers’ compensation community who routinely ignore that rule.
The rule in question is Rule 1.4.1 Communication of Settlement Offers, and it can be found here. It states… Read more »
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