Delaware Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Delaware.
- The Delaware Supreme Court declined to review the denial of a general contractor’s motion to preclude a worker from introducing evidence of the medical and indemnity benefits he received for…
- The Delaware Supreme 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.173, 2021, 01/10/2022, published. Facts:…
- The Delaware Superior Court denied a general contractor’s motion to preclude a worker from introducing evidence of the medical and indemnity benefits he received for his injuries in a negligence…
- The Delaware Department of Insurance approved a 21.02% reduction in voluntary market loss costs and a 20.01% cut to residual market rates. Rates, loss costs and expected loss factors the department…
- 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…
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