Workers' Compensation

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Nebraska: Surveillance Video Dooms Deputy Sheriff’s Retaliatory Discharge Case
Posted on 5 Sep 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

Surveillance video that showed a deputy sheriff—while he was being paid workers’ compensation disability benefits—operating a pickup truck with a snowplow attached for some five hours and that also showed the deputy twisting his head... Read More

Missouri: Post-Deposition Surveillance Video Could Not Be Introduced Into Evidence
Posted on 5 Feb 2016 by Larson's Spotlight

When, during a deposition related to claimant’s workers’ compensation claim, a representative of the employer indicated that it had conducted no surveillance activities of the claimant, the employer was under an obligation to supplement that... Read More

Iowa: High Court Rules Surveillance Materials Are Protected by Work Product Rule
Posted on 19 Jun 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

Iowa Code § 85.27(2), which generally requires an employer or insurance carrier immediately to release all information concerning the employee’s physical or mental condition relative to the workers’ compensation claim, does not override... Read More

Louisiana: Surveillance Video Nixes Worker’s Benefits
Posted on 3 Nov 2016 by Thomas A. Robinson

A Louisiana appellate court affirmed a decision by a state workers’ compensation judge that a worker forfeited his right to workers’ compensation benefits because he deliberately made false statements in order to obtain workers’ compensation... Read More

Arkansas: Commission Resolves Conflicting Medical Evidence Against Employee
Posted on 27 May 2016 by Larson's Spotlight

An Arkansas appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission that denied an employee additional medical benefits for continued pain management where the court said the Commission considered the medical evidence... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Non-Dependent Spouse Precluded From Death Benefits and Barred From Bringing Death Claim
Posted on 15 Jun 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Non-Dependent Spouse and Death Benefits, Fraud and Surveillance Video, Tort Action Against Sole Proprietor, and Statute of Limitations for PTSD Claim. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about... Read More

New Jersey: Casino’s Own Surveillance Video Defeats Employer’s “Going & Coming” Argument
Posted on 24 Jan 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

In an unpublished decision, a New Jersey appellate court recently held that a casino’s security surveillance video supported the employee’s claim that at the time of a vehicular accident, in which she was injured, a small portion of her SUV... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Gradual Worsening Over Time Constituted Change of Condition, Not New Injury
Posted on 13 Jul 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Change of Condition, Workers' Comp Fraud, and Tort Suit and Evidence of Workers' Comp Benefits. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/5/2012) – State Senator’s Trucking Company Not Trucking So Much After Court Shuts It Down
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/23/2012) – Surveillance Video Shows Nurse’s Aide Faked Need For Wheelchair
Posted on 24 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (3/29/2012) – Labor Investigator Forfeits Gold Bars, Coins, Lexus, and Homes On Way To Federal Prison
Posted on 30 Mar 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/16/2012) – Hotel Employee Who Could Not Use a Restroom Without Assistance Was Able To Play Billiards
Posted on 17 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/16/2012) – Hotel Employee Who Could Not Use a Restroom Without Assistance Was Able To Play Billiards
Posted on 17 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/23/2012) – Surveillance Video Shows Nurse’s Aide Faked Need For Wheelchair
Posted on 24 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More