What's Hot in Workers' Comp - DE FL NJ PA

Vol. 30, No. 7, July 2026

Delaware

by Alexander C. Landolfi, Esq.

Mitigating Long-Tail Liability: Delaware Court Reaffirms Five-Year Workers’ Compensation Deadline

Williamson v. Donald F. Deaven, Inc., No. N25A-07-004 FWW, 2026 LX 252526 (Del. Super. Ct. June 2, 2026)

Florida

by Blake J. Hood, Esq.

Employer/Carriers Must Explicitly Invoke Right to Deny Claim Under “Pay and Investigate” Statutory Provision; Employes Must Always Prove Medical Necessity of Treatment

Koren v. City of Kissimmee/PGCS, _So.3d_(Fla 1st DCA 6/10/26)

New Jersey

by Kiara K. Hartwell, Esq.

Appellate Division Affirmed Workers’ Compensation Order Striking Defenses and Ordering Treatment

Kneezel v. Lambertville House, No. A-2729-24 (June 1, 2026)

Pennsylvania

by Francis X. Wickersham, Esq.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Self-Referral Prohibition Does Not Cover Prescriptions Written by Physicians with Ownership Interests in Dispensing Pharmacies

700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (State Workers’ Insurance Fund); Nos. 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 MAP 2024v; decided June 16, 2026; by Justice Mundy

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Williamson v. Donald F. Deaven, Inc., No. N25A-07-004 FWW, 2026 LX 252526 (Del. Super. Ct. June 2, 2026)

Koren v. City of Kissimmee/PGCS, ___So.3d___(Fla 1st DCA 6/10/26)

Kneezel v. Lambertville House, No. A-2729-24 (June 1, 2026)

700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (State Workers’ Insurance Fund); Nos. 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 MAP 2024v; decided June 16, 2026; by Justice Mundy

Koren v. City of Kissimmee/PGCS, _So.3d_(Fla 1st DCA 6/10/26)