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The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against a co-employee for causing injuries to his hand.
Dusty Courtney and Kenneth Meyer worked for Wyoming Waste Systems. Meyer was a 28-year veteran, and he was training Courtney on the morning of Aug. 4, 2023.
The two men headed out on a garbage route, with Courtney driving the trash truck. The truck was equipped with arms that raise and lower… Read more »
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a general contractor owed no duty of care to a subcontractor’s employees.
Case: Martinez v. Reliable Poultry LLC, No. CV-24-29, 05/20/2026, published.
Facts: Jenny Nguyen hired Reliable Poultry LLC as a general contractor to build poultry houses on a farm in Beech Bluff,… Read more »
A New York appellate court reinstated the bad faith claims against an insurance carrier that had declined to defend an employer from a personal injury action by an alleged independent contractor.
Case: Shattuck v. Dryden Mutual Insurance Co., No. 266 CA 24-01732, 06/05/2026, published.
Facts: Louis Shattuck suffered injuries… Read more »News: WEST
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder.
Case: Delisle v. FBBT/US Properties LLC, No. 212 CA 24-01928, 06/05/2026, published.
Facts: Scott Delisle allegedly suffered injuries while performing construction work on premises owned by FBBT/US Properties LLC and… Read more »
A bill that would limit the ability of out-of-state athletes to file workers' compensation claims in California for cumulative traumas and occupational diseases would apply prospectively, under recent amendments.
Sen. Laura Richardson, D-Los Angeles, last week amended SB 795 to eliminate proposed language that would make the… Read more »A United Parcel Service mechanic in Northern California was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of workers' compensation fraud.
Derrick Hodge was also ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution to Liberty Mutual Insurance, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.
Hodge worked at the UPS facility in Grass Valley.
He claimed he was injured in 2023… Read more »
Payers would be required to provide contact information for providers to request a copy of any contract used to reduce payment for services rendered, under a recently amended bill working through the California Legislature.
Assemblymember Phillip Chen, R-Brea, on June 15 amended AB 1048 to introduce language that would require that an… Read more »
A policy committee in the California Senate passed a bill proposing Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that differ from changes proposed by the governor.
The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee voted 4-1 on Wednesday to pass AB 1576, by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations… Read more »
The California Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony at its next meeting on a bill that would increase permanent partial disability benefits by 51%.
Committee members are also slated to hear bills on Wednesday related to fraud reporting and professional athlete claims for occupational diseases and cumulative traumas.
Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, on June 1 amended SB 555 to propose increasing the range of… Read more »
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