A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured deputy sheriff’s claim of disability discrimination.

Case: Mundt v. Okaloosa County Sheriff No. 24-14130,

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a finding that a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim was untimely.

Case: Markovich v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 25-ICA-180,

A Missouri appellate court concluded that a worker failed to prove that his employment placed him at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or that

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis.

Case: Henry v. City of Wheeling, No. 25-ICA-136,

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in enforcing a carrier’s lien against a worker’s lump-sum settlement in a third-party action.

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding of compensability for a firefighter’s knee injury.

Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 25-382, 10/21/2025, published.