Workers' Compensation News
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Study: Medical Costs Per Claim Rose 5% in State | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a study that indicates per-claim medical costs in California's comp system rose 5%. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Widow's Occupational Disease Claim | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s occupational disease claim as time-barred. Case: Foreback...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Lumbar Surgery | 10/10/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s lumbar surgery. Case: Hankins v. Spro...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Attempt to Expand Claim | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision denying the expansion of a worker’s claim and for additional treatments. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Authorization of Nerve Blocks | 10/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of bilateral medial branch nerve blocks for a worker’s back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Burn Injuries | 10/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s burn injuries due to her lack of credibility. Case:...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Self-Insured Parent Not Liable for Black Lung Benefits | 10/07/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided federal appellate court ruled that the self-insured parent of a coal mine operator was not liable for black lung benefits on a claim filed years after the mine changed hands and the new owner went bankrupt. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Coal Miner's Death 23 Years After Injury | 10/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a coal miner’s widow for his death from a liver condition 23 years after he suffered catastrophic injuries at work. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds TTD Award for Worker's Wrist Injury | 10/03/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker for his wrist injury. Case: Autozon...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Worker's Left Shoulder Claim After Injury to Right | 10/02/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker who injured his right shoulder on the job failed to establish a compensable injury to his left shoulder. ...Read More | |||
