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Delaware Superior Court Affirms Board’s Interpretation of Total Disability Duration Under Gilliard-Belfast, Setting Stage for Supreme Court Clarification
The claimant was injured at work on February 3, 2022, and began receiving total disability benefits.
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Court of Appeal Holds that Judges of Compensation Claims Lack Jurisdiction Over Employer/Carrier Paid Costs and Have Limited Role in Reviewing employer/Carrier Paid Fees
The First District Court of Appeal issued an opinion that clarifies the extent of a Judge of Compensation Claim’s (JCC’s) discretion, and even jurisdiction, to review attorney fees and costs paid by employers/carriers. In Fox v.
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Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Construction Zone Death Suit Against employer and Engineering Firms Based on Workers’ Compensation Bar and Failure to Serve Affidavits of Merit.
On July 11, 2014, Michael Alexander was struck and killed by a sweeper truck while working in an active construction zone on the New Jersey Turnpike. Northeast Sweepers owned the truck, which was driven by Christopher Hackett. Crisdel Group, Inc.
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Court Affirms Termination Petition After C&R Agreement Limits Scope of Work Injury
In a recent decision, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a ruling that granted an employer’s Termination Petition after a Compromise and Release (C&R) Agreement limited the scope of a worker’s compensable injuries.
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Court Affirms Benefits for Aggravation of Preexisting Knee Condition Despite Employer’s Challenge
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a decision awarding benefits to a claimant who claimed his work duties aggravated a preexisting right knee condition, ultimately requiring a total knee replacement.
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Blake Hood (Jacksonville, FL) was recently appointed as co-chair of the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Social Security/Workers’ Compensation Committee.
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Industrial Accident Board Denies EMT’s Motion to Amend Injury Date, Citing Statute of Limitations and Inexcusable Neglect
The Industrial Accident Board dismissed a workers’ compensation claim after determining that the claimant’s attempt to amend the alleged date of injury was both untimely and the result of inexcusable neglect.
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Fifth District Court of Appeal Clarifies Civil Suit Bar: Workers Must First Seek Comp Benefits Before Suing Employers
A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeal issued an intriguing opinion concerning employers’ civil suit immunity and compensability determinations.
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Appellate Division Affirms Joint Employment and Special Mission Rulings in Police Officer’s Workers’ Compensation Case Against City and Contractor
The petitioner, a police officer employed with Northfield Police Department, filed a workers’ compensation claim against the City of Northfield and later against Asplundh Tree Expert for injuries sustained in an auto accident on March 31, 2021.
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Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Coverage Claims, Citing Intentional Injury Exclusion and Supreme Court’s Rodriguez Decision
Michael Bunting injured his foot while working for Emil A. Schroth, Inc. He was paid workers’ compensation benefits by Schroth’s carrier, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company.
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