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Friday, May 16, 2025

Injured Attorney Gets Attendant Care Services, Penalty, Benefits Without Offset

  • State: North Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured attorney was entitled to an award of attendant care and a penalty, and that his

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Friday, May 16, 2025

Firefighter Proves Compensability of Knee Injury

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a firefighter’s knee injury.

Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 24-ICA-379, 04/29/2025,

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Friday, May 16, 2025

Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim but said other portions of the case should have

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Worker Fails to Prove Marijuana Use Didn't Contribute to Fall From Roof

  • State: Mississippi
  • Topic: Top
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s claim for benefits because he failed to prove his use of marijuana had not contributed

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Zurich Names Bennett Himes Head of Underwriting for U.S. Middle Market

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  • Topic: NATIONAL
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Zurich North America announced that Bennett Himes joined the company as the new head of underwriting for the U.S. middle market.

Bennett Himes

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

WCIRB Projects Highest Combined Ratio in 14 Years

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California projected a 2024 accident year combined ratio of 123%, 10 percentage points higher than the year before

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Carrier Not Entitled to Renew Prior Motion for Summary Judgment

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s motion to renew its prior motion for summary judgment was properly denied.

Case: American Empire

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

State Has Immunity From Suit by Contractor's Injured Employee

  • State: Arizona
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the state was the statutory employer of a contractor’s employee who was injured while supervising inmates

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Worker Gets TTD for Shoulder Injury, but Bid for More Rejected

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker for a shoulder injury but rejected his claim of

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

WCRI Reports Cost Trends Mostly Linked to Wages

  • State: Florida
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute said recent changes in overall costs per claim in Florida in 2022 and 2023 were largely the result of wage

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