
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a fraud inducement defense to a workers’ compensation claim does not apply when the employer learns about a false representation
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The Georgia Court of Appeals revised its prior determination that a worker should not have been denied temporary total disability benefits after he refused a
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a bus driver for a shoulder injury.
Case: Rock Region Metro v. Bearfield, No.
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The board of directors for Maryland's Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. declared the company's highest-ever policyholder dividend of $55 million for 2025.
At the same time,
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A Texas appellate court upheld a determination that a worker’s noncompliance with treatment for her compensable injury was the cause of her ongoing need for
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The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for an injured electrician and remanded to the Court of Appeals his employer’s constitutional
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 0% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s COVID-19 infection.
Case: Thompson v. Genesis Healthcare Group, No.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a nurse who had received a 5% impairment rating.
Case: Pikeville Medical
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a shoulder injury.
Case: Lemaster v. Walmart Inc., No. 24-302, 02/20/2025,
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to enhanced permanent partial disability benefits upon reopening his claim, but he
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