Workers' Compensation News
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Highway Worker's Widow Gets Benefits for Fatal Cardiac Event | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a worker for a cardiac event caused, in part, by his strenuous work. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects Cake Decorator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 10/05/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a cake decorator’s claim for carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: M...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Opioid Medications | 09/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for opioid medications. Case: Becca v. Eagle Manuf...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds 17% PPD Award for Worker Injured in Car Accident | 09/27/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 17% permanent partial disability award for a worker who was injured in a car accident. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Longtime Mine Worker's Application for PTD Benefits | 09/26/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of Equipment Operator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/22/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a heavy equipment operator’s carpal tunnel claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Worker's Request to Increase PPD Award | 09/21/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
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High Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim From Electric Shock Injury | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that an electrician suffered cervical and thoracic injuries from an electric shock. Case:...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Unapportioned Award to Mine Worker; Denies Referral, Expansion | 09/19/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Schedule Loss of Vision Award | 09/07/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for schedule loss of vision benefits. Case: Sta...Read More | |||
