Workers' Compensation News
|
High Court Clarifies Course of Employment Under Authorized Vehicle Rule | 11/27/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a worker is in the course of employment when his employer authorizes a vehicle to operate for business expressly authorized by the employer. ...Read More | |||
|
Homeowner Not Liable to Longtime Friend for Injuries in Tort or Under Comp Law | 11/13/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeal ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a personal injury suit by a longtime friend who broke his neck while helping with renovations at the home. ...Read More | |||
|
High Court Denies Coal Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 11/06/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. Case:...Read More | |||
|
High Court Rejects Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 10/31/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim based on his alleged exposure to dust. ...Read More | |||
|
Highway Worker's Widow Gets Benefits for Fatal Cardiac Event | 10/30/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|
High Court Rejects Cake Decorator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 10/05/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|
High Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Opioid Medications | 09/29/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|
High Court Upholds 17% PPD Award for Worker Injured in Car Accident | 09/27/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|
High Court Denies Longtime Mine Worker's Application for PTD Benefits | 09/26/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|
High Court Upholds Denial of Equipment Operator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/22/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
