An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a truck driver’s claim for glaucoma.
Case: Ridgeway v. BWC, No. 116666, 10/29/2026, published.
Facts: Howard Ridgeway filed a workers’ compensation claim based on his glaucoma diagnosis, which he contended was caused by his exposure to headlights and… Read more »
The Pennsylvania Superior Court revived a worker’s civil suit for her alleged injuries from a motor vehicle accident, finding that the doctrine of collateral estoppel did not bar her action.
Case: Rehrig v. Hay, No. 1865 EDA 2025, 10/29/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Karon Rehrig was involved in a motor vehicle accident in October 2021.
At the time, Rehrig was working as a licensed… Read more »
A Delaware Superior Court judge denied a motion to dismiss a worker’s appeal from an Industrial Accident Board decision as untimely because the worker never received the decision.
Case: Haupt v. State of Delaware, No. S26A-09-001CAK, 10/27/2026, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Bryon Haupt worked for the State of Delaware. He filed a petition to determine additional… Read more »
Florida authorities arrested a construction company owner for allegedly underreporting his payroll to fraudulently lower his workers' compensation premiums.
The state's Department of Financial Services announced on Tuesday the arrest of Israel Carballo, who is charged with grand theft, carrying out an organized… Read more »
The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that independent medical reviews were down in the first nine months of 2026.
CWCI said its review of 1.8 million IMR decision letters since 2015 found that 110,965 letters were issued in the first three quarters of 2026, down 3.1% from the same period last year. Although the dip is the first reduction since IMR volume began rebounding… Read more »
The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is holding a webinar Dec. 9 to discuss findings from its latest study into regional differences in claim patterns and costs throughout California.
The forthcoming report will be the 12th edition of the annual project the WCIRB launched in 2015 to quantify the extent to which claims develop differently in different parts of… Read more »Nov 18, 2026
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Please join the 2026 WCF All-Day Seminar as we welcome an array of speakers specializing in worker …