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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled Monday that a woman’s neck injury was not part of her overall workers compensation claim, reversing a circuit court ruling that ordered an insurer to cover the expanded claim. As documented in Jacqueline Sumner v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, et. al., Jacqueline Sumner was injured while working for PlaceSmart/NOTS Logistics. This temporary employment agency sent…

The family of a line cook who died after eating shellfish off-hours to which he was allergic is entitled to a $4.8 million jury award, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled Tuesday. Angel Rivas worked at the restaurant where he ate the shellfish in an employer-provided meal. As documented in Rivas v. Benny’s Prime Chophouse, LLC, Luz Rivas, his widow filed…

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases during the first week of September, including one involving a dispute over a $2.8 million workman’s compensation reimbursement request filed with the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau. The hearings will be held Sept. 4 in the Supreme Court Courtroom at the Indiana Statehouse. Beginning at 9 a.m., justices will hear…

States continued to consider proposals to expand the acceptance of mental injuries in workers compensation this year, according to a report by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The results have been mixed, the report shows. In an overview of workers compensation-related legislation considered through July 31, mental injuries topped the list of themes, with such injuries suffered by first…