Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Supreme Court Finds Worker Entitled to Additional Treatment, TTD | 10/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Medical Commission Should Have Decided Causation Dispute | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a dispute over causation for a worker’s claimed neck injury should have been referred to the state Medical Commission instead of the Office of Administrative Hearings. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker With COVID-19 Complications | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her COVID-19 infection and post-COVID syndrome. ...Read More | |||
