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What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
An Application for Fee Review is not premature on the basis that the treatment for an accepted work injury is not causally related where a Utilization Review Request has not been filed.
The claimant sustained a low back work injury in October of 2019, which was accepted by a medical-only Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP). Thereafter, the claimant was prescribed compound cream.
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New Jersey Supreme Court finds insurance broker has duty to provide notice to LLC members of workers’ compensation coverage options.
The New Jersey Supreme Court held that an insurance broker has a non-waivable duty to an LLC to provide notice that workers’ compensation coverage is available to members of the LLC who can actively perform services on behalf of the LLC but only i
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Florida Approves 8.4% Rate Decrease
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) proposed rate decrease of 8.4%.
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Florida District Court of Appeal upholds denial of benefits to a first responder for his claims of mental injuries from work-related trauma.
The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the final compensation order below, opining that the expert medical testimony supported the judge’s denial of the claimant’s Fla. Stat. Sec. 112.1815(2)(a)(3) claim.
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On remand, the Industrial Accident Board concluded that a COVID-19 workplace exposure at a poultry processing plant did not qualify as a compensable occupational disease.
Mr. Fowler alleged that he suffered a compensable COVID-19 exposure at work.
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Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – February 2023 has been prepared
Jury defense verdict in high-stakes catastrophic litigation case.
We obtained a defense verdict in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in a case where the plaintiff sought $24.1M for alleged property damages and lost revenue.