Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injured Pipe Fitter | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured pipe fitter. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for her injury claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Sovereign Immunity Doesn't Protect Self-Insurance Fund From Administrative Penalties | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-insurance fund’s governmental immunity was waived under the Workers' Compensation Act for administrative penalties imposed by the Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Increase in Worker's Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Revives Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer for Asbestos-Related Death | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Connecticut Appellate Court revived a tort claim against an employer for a worker’s asbestos-related death, finding the executrix of his estate raised a triable question as to whether the company's conduct met the substantial certainty exception to the exclusivity provisi...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Overturn Denial of Claim Based on 'Technicality' | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision overturning the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis from his coal dust exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Surgery Authorization for Worker Years After Injury | 11/01/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker’s request for surgery years after a back injury for which he was found to have reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Doesn't Support Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for additional benefits for her total knee replacement surgery, finding the Industrial Accident Board’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Injured Nurse Isn't Entitled to Increased Impairment Rating | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a nurse was not entitled to an increased impairment award for her compensable injuries from a helicopter mishap. ...Read More | |||
