Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Truck Driver's Request for More Treatment | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s request for additional treatment and the expansion of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability for Coal Miner's Radiculopathy | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a coal miner’s radiculopathy was related to his on-the-job fall and that he was entitled to a referral to a neurosurgeon. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PTD Award Despite Evidence of Possible Symptom Magnification | 03/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker who suffered an electric shock injury despite evidence that he may have been exaggerating his limitations and the testimony that he was capable of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Truck Driver's Claim | 03/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a truck driver’s claim for benefits and the denial of his doctor’s request to add a new condition. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Universal SOL for Bill Disputes | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would establish a universal statute of limitations for billing disputes that does not depend on the date services were rendered. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Boost Doctors' Pay | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would increase how much doctors are paid for treating injured workers and testifying at depositions in work comp claims. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Chemical Exposure Claim | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a retired worker’s chemical exposure injury claim. Case: Goines v. Stan...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Coal Miner | 02/28/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a former miner on his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Injection Treatments for Injured Worker | 02/27/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a diagnosis update and facet joint injections for an injured worker. Case: To...Read More | |||
