Workers' Compensation News
High Court Denies Longtime Mine Worker's Application for PTD Benefits | 09/26/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a longtime coal industry employee with a history of multiple work injuries. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Equipment Operator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/22/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a heavy equipment operator’s carpal tunnel claim. Case:...Read More | |||
High Court Denies Worker's Request to Increase PPD Award | 09/21/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker failed to prove his entitlement to a higher permanent partial disability award for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim From Electric Shock Injury | 09/20/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that an electrician suffered cervical and thoracic injuries from an electric shock. Case:...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Unapportioned Award to Mine Worker; Denies Referral, Expansion | 09/19/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an unapportioned award of benefits to an injured mine worker but ruled that he was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim or receive a neurosurgery referral. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Schedule Loss of Vision Award | 09/07/2023 | ||
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The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for schedule loss of vision benefits. Case: Sta...Read More | |||
High Court: Worker With Limited Ability to Sit/Stand Can Still Be Gainfully Employed | 09/01/2023 | ||
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A divided Ohio Supreme Court overturned a grant of writ relief to a worker seeking permanent total disability benefits based on her inability to remain in one position for more than a few minutes at a time. ...Read More | |||
Harford Mutual Announces Merger With ClearPath | 08/22/2023 | ||
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Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has received final approval from regulators in Maryland to complete a merger with monoline workers’ compensation carrier ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co. ...Read More | |||
HR Law Announces Additions to Deerfield Beach Office | 08/08/2023 | ||
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Workers’ compensation defense firm HR Law announced the addition of two attorneys to its office in Deerfield Beach, Florida. ...Read More | |||
Homeowners Get Summary Dismissal of Workers' Labor Law Claims | 08/04/2023 | ||
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A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of the Labor Law claims against the owners of a single-family residence undergoing renovation work. ...Read More | |||