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New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – May 2025

Attached are three 3rd Dept decisions released Thursday, 5/1/25: Pressimone v. NYCHA. Cautionary tale. Here, there was a deadline set for medical depositions....more

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Employer’s Refusal to Compromise It’s Subrogation Lien During Pendency of a Tort Action Does Not Constitute Bad Faith Resulting in...

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Martha Garduno Mondragon v. Jo Jo Pizza (WCAB); No. 174 C.D. 2024; filed Jan. 6, 2025 - This case involved a claimant who sustained work injuries as a result of a slip and fall on ice in the employer’s parking lot. A Claim...more

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Commonwealth Court Paves the Way for Workers’ Compensation Fee Agreements Pertaining to Prospective Medical Benefits by Declaring...

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Key Points: A 20% Fee Agreement applicable to all workers’ compensation benefits, indemnity and medical, is per se reasonable and enforceable, regardless of whether the medical expenses have been incurred or will be incurred...more

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Attorney Fee Cap in Workers’ Compensation Cases Rises to 25%

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On August 22, 2024, Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari signed S2822/A3986 into law.  Under R.S.34:15-64, the attorney fee cap in New Jersey workers’ compensation cases were at 20%....more

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Excluding Counsel Fees From Payment of Future Medical Benefits Based on Future Medical Expenses as Speculative is Contrary to Sec....

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Patrice Williams v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No: 277 C.D. 2023; filed Mar. 21, 2024; Judge McCullough - In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted in part and denied in part the claimant’s Petition to Review. The...more

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A Decision Granting a Claim Petition, but Not Awarding Wage Loss Benefits, Was Supported by Substantial Competent Evidence and,...

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Marie Dennis v. Inglis House (WCAB); No. 1223 C.D. 2022; filed Oct. 12, 2023; Sr. Judge Leavitt - The claimant, a certified nurse assistant, filed a claim petition alleging multiple work injuries, which occurred on January...more

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