Case File While a Kentucky worker had alcohol in his system at the time of an on-the-job accident, he wasn't barred from recovering workers' compensation benefits. Case Safe Zone v. Perry, No. 2026-SC-0141-WC (Ky. 09/24/26) […]

The Trained A-Eye A Florida attorney's filings in a divorce proceeding raised "red flags" of AI misuse, while other parts were "too unpolished" to have been machine generated. The court directed the attorney to show […]

Key Cases Under Florida Statutes Sec. 440.13(1)(k), "medically necessary" or "medical necessity" is defined as any medical service or medical supply which is used to identify or treat an illness or injury, is appropriate to […]

What Do You Think? Under what circumstances can a Montana insurance carrier order a second IME? Does it have to first convince a court that it has good cause for doing so? A recent case […]

Key Cases Under Florida law, Section 440.185(1) provides: An employee who suffers an injury arising out of and in the course of employment shall advise his or her employer of the injury within 30 days […]

Compliance Corner Across the states, whether or not mental injuries "count" for workers' compensation purposes varies, but that's where a reference tool like Simply Research can help sort out what each state says. Here are […]

What Do You Think? Can a carrier that blows by a statutory deadline face a bad faith claim even if the worker ultimately isn’t entitled to benefits? An Arizona case addressed whether a carrier’s handling […]

Compliance Corner If you're in Florida and need an expert medical adviser, would you know for whom to look and what that person could do once you found her? Thanks to Simply Research, you can, […]