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Three times is the charm. The Appellate Court again addresses the abuse of workers’ compensation judges’ discretion in awarding fees, costs and penalties.
Typically, not many workers’ compensation Superior Court or Supreme Court decisions come down each month. On average, there is one case each month that New Jersey practitioners need to read.
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An employer cannot take a credit for an overpayment of workers’ compensation benefits paid for one work injury against an award of benefits for a subsequent work injury.
In this case, the claimant sustained a work injury in the nature of a broken right ankle in 2011.
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An insurer’s denial of payment for a medical bill on the basis that the treatment at issue is not related to the work injury does not require the dismissal of a Fee Review application as premature.
The claimant sustained various work-related injuries in 2004. The employer and its carrier (SWIF) accepted the injuries by issuing a Notice of Compensation Payable and, subsequently, an amended Notice of Compensation Payable in 2007.
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TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2022
1. The General Assembly amended Section 2347 of the Workers’ Compensation Act regarding Petitions for Review to codify existing litigation practices and clarify areas of dispute.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 26, No.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN FLORIDA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2022
1. Rita Noa v. City of Aventura and Florida League of Cities, DCA#: 21-0549; Decision date: January 26, 2022
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TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW JERSEY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2022
1. On January 10, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed S771, amending the Statute and expanding the reach of N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 and compensability in parking lot cases.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 26, No.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2022
1. House Bill 1837 Becomes Law
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What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special NJ Alert
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal involving injuries caused by the negligence of a co-employee.
What's Hot in Workers' Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to
Delaware Supreme Court holds that a lapse in a Delaware doctor’s provider certification under the Workers’ Compensation Act rendered a cervical spine surgery non-compensable as a matter of law.
The claimant injured his cervical spine in a work accident on August 1, 2002. He came under the care of Dr. Bikash Bose in 2014. On July 2, 2019, Dr.
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