Federal employee can’t deduct litigation costs 
Published: November 21, 2011
Tags: Federal Employee Compensation Act, workers' compensation
A federal employee who obtained a personal injury settlement could not deduct his litigation costs from the refund of benefits required under the Federal Employee Compensation Act, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
ERISA plan can offset workers’ comp payments
Published: September 8, 2011
Tags: ERISA, offset, workers' compensation
An ERISA plan could offset past workers’ compensation payments in determining when an employee would be eligible for pension benefits, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Worker may get comp for fall at home
Published: June 29, 2011
Tags: workers' compensation
A retail store employee may get workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained in a fall at home, the Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Loss of eye lens doesn’t entitle employee to workers’ comp
Published: June 10, 2011
Tags: workers' compensation
The surgical removal of the lens of an employee’s eye in the course of treatment for a workplace injury does not entitle him to workers’ compensation for a total loss of sight, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
Jury awards $1.6 million in defective product case
Published: May 31, 2011
Tags: Kansas, Pennsylvania, workers' compensation
A Wilson County, Pa. jury has awarded $1.6 million in damages to Samuel C. Rollings as compensation for an injury he suffered while at work at the Fredonia Cooperative Association, Inc. in Fredonia, Kansas.
N.C. lawmakers tackle comp, continue debate on tort reform
Published: April 12, 2011
Tags: medical malpractice, North Carolina, tort reform, workers' compensation
Lawmakers in North Carolina last week continued to consider sweeping changes in the state’s tort system and got their first look at a bill that would overhaul workers’ compensation.
Financial company agrees to $73 million settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: September 24, 2010
Tags: class action, Connecticut, structured settlements, workers' compensation
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has agreed to a $72.5 million class-action settlement ending a dispute over structured settlements in personal injury and workers compensation cases.
Comp reimbursement doesn’t include pain, suffering
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: workers' compensation
A workers’ compensation claimant’s obligation to reimburse amounts received from a personal injury settlement does not encompass compensation received for pain and suffering, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Company settles $72.5 million class action suit with employees
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: June 14, 2010
Tags: class action, workers' compensation
A federal judge has approved Hartford Financial Services Group Inc’s agreement to pay $72.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently underpaying personal injury and workers’ compensation claims.
Seasonal worker entitled to workers’ comp
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: workers' compensation
An employee is entitled to compensation for injuries sustained when he fell on a wet sidewalk at housing supplied by his employer, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in reversing trial court.
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