West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to benefits for cervical radiculopathy, but the court declined to address
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that part of a prior award of enhanced permanent partial disability can be considered in a subsequent claim against the
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court upheld the forfeiture of a worker’s benefits due to his misrepresentations regarding his physical capabilities.
Case: Medley v. Bennett Timber Co.,
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker was entitled to an adverse inference charge based on the defendants’ spoliation of evidence and
… Read more »The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved an average 12% loss cost reduction for policies incepting on or after April 1.
The SCC also approved an
… Read more »Lawmakers in South Carolina are considering changes to workers' compensation law that would permit first responders to collect benefits for mental injuries and alter eligibility
… Read more »The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers' Compensation Act did not deprive a grieving father of his constitutional right to a remedy by
… Read more »A medical biller convicted of stealing $1.1 million from surgeons who treated injured workers was sentenced to probation for five years and ordered to pay
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims against a residential property’s owners.
Case: DiNieri v. Schimmelpennick, No.
… Read more »The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who was injured in a spell of fainting from an unknown cause.
Case: Matter of Kelkay
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