Workers' Compensation News
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Court Reverses Finding That Settlement Ended Worker's Ability to Recover for Unpaid Bill | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a worker’s settlement extinguished his ability to claim payment for an allegedly unpaid bill from one of his treatment providers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability Finding for Shoulder Injury, Reopening of TTD | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the compensability of a worker’s shoulder surgery and the reopening of his temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Determination That Worker Wasn't Entitled to Enhanced Award of Benefits | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his employer’s alleged violation of a specific safety regulation, resulting in his electric shock injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Finding That Shoulder Surgery Was Reasonable, Necessary Treatment | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the finding that arthroscopic right shoulder surgery was reasonable and necessary treatment for a worker’s compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Firefighter's Disability Pension Should Have Considered Promotion | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s line-of-duty disability pension should have been calculated based on his salary at the rank to which he was promoted during his recovery. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Dismissal of Claims Against Carrier | 10/01/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned the dismissal of claims against an insurance carrier that provided coverage to a sole proprietor for injuries sustained by the sole proprietor’s brother while allegedly volunteering his services. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Appeal and Orders Transfer to Correct Venue | 09/30/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow’s appeal of a workers’ compensation benefits denial should be transferred to the proper county rather than dismissed because she filed it in the wrong county. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Injured Worker's Award | 09/30/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court dismissed an employer’s challenge to the award issued to its injured employee because it did not post an appeal bond. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 09/30/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for benefits for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 09/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
