A Texas appellate court upheld the denial of a self-represented worker’s claim due to his failure to ensure there was a record of the administrative
… Read more »A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer should have been granted a continuance after its medical expert expressed an unforeseen change in opinion shortly
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Foster v. Kingston Mining Inc.,
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a coal miner’s claim of injury from a fall.
Case: Saunders v. ACNR Resources Inc.,
… Read more »The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a jury’s award of temporary total disability benefits was inconsistent with its finding that a worker’s hip condition
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s back injury.
Case: Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV Inc. v. Adkins, No.
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will evaluate health care providers on two measures as part of its 2025 performance-based oversight assessment process.
The DWC
… Read more »The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two contractors that it said could have prevented a fatal accident if they followed workplace safety rules.
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award for a worker’s elbow injury from an on-the-job fall.
Case: West Virginia United Health System Inc.
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, and that he was entitled
… Read more »Jun 14-28, 2025
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