Delaware Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Delaware.
- The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel did not bar a worker from pursuing a civil suit from being bitten by a dog owned…
- The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was entitled to discontinue its payment for narcotic painkillers medications based on an injured worker's high use of the medication and dishonesty…
- The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries from slamming face-first into a pole while running at work, in violation of his employer's…
- A Delaware Superior Court judge denied an insurance carrier’s request to bifurcate the issues of liability and compensatory damages from the issue of punitive damages in a worker’s bad faith…
- The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a court employee who fell into a sinkhole as she arrived for work. Case: Browning v. State, No. K20A-03-001 VLM, 05/03/2021,…
- The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker provided enough evidence of willful or wanton misconduct by his employer’s insurance carrier to pursue punitive damages on his bad-faith claim. Case:…
- The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier had no right to intervene in a worker’s lawsuit seeking underinsured motorist benefits. Case: Henry v. The Cincinnati Insurance Co.,…
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