Workers’ Compensation, Employer Liability Issues, Insurance Litigation

NC Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Add Self-Insurance Association in Asbestos Exposure Case

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 6/13/2025

In a published decision with a dissent, the NC Court of Appeals denied the Plaintiff’s motion to add North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association as a party to the claim....more

Court Affirms Judge’s Discretion in Refusing to Set Aside Mistakenly Issued Medical-Only NCP

Marshall Dennehey on 5/12/2025

City of Philadelphia and PMA Management Corp. v. John Bell; No. 648 C.D. 2024; filed April 2, 2025; Judge Wallace - The Commonwealth Court upheld a decision refusing to set aside a Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable...more

Evolving Cannabis Law and Workers’ Compensation

Chartwell Law on 4/3/2025

As our understanding of medicine evolves - alongside society’s increasingly relaxed attitude toward cannabis - it’s no surprise that corresponding adjustments are emerging in the field of workers’ compensation law....more

Reimbursement of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Lien Is Found Not Automatic by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Marshall Dennehey on 3/31/2025

Key Points: No formal liability for payment of work-related medical expenses is triggered on the part of the employer/insurer until such expenses are properly submitted in accordance with the terms and provisions of the...more

Who Pays What: The Pitfalls of Contribution and Reimbursement Among Co-Defendants in Workers’ Compensation

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP on 3/28/2025

The recent Barahona v. ABM Janitorial Services (2024) 53 CWCR 4, decision sheds light on a common but often misunderstood issue in California workers’ compensation: how liability is shared among multiple employers and...more

Right to Subrogation for Medical Bill Payments Not Waived by Failing to Properly Preserve Issue at All Stages of Litigation,...

Marshall Dennehey on 2/27/2025

City of Philadelphia v. Wayne Deloatch and Independence Blue Cross (WCAB); Independence Blue Cross v. City of Philadelphia and Wayne Deloatch (WCAB); No. 541 C.D. 2022 and No. 589 C.D. 2022; Filed Dec. 24, 2024 - Wayne...more