Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Unapportioned PPD Award | 01/26/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 15% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his injuries from a fall, without any apportionment to any prior condition. ...Read More | |||
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State Employee Can't Proceed With Civil Claims for Injuries From Workplace Attack | 01/26/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a state employee could not proceed with civil claims against his employer for his alleged injuries from being attacked at work. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Cervical Disc Displacement | 01/23/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker failed to prove that his cervical disc displacement was a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 33% PPD Award to Coal Miner | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of 33% permanent partial disability benefits to an injured coal miner. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Grants Worker Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Supports Board's Medical Causation Determination | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to surgery for a lumbar spine condition. Case: Brinks Global Services v....Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Dismissal of Corrections Officer's Claims | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured corrections officer’s claims against her employer, finding her claims had to be arbitrated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that governed her employment. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Company's Former Owner Entitled to Comp Dividend Checks | 01/16/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court ruled that a company that sold its assets to a new owner was entitled to receive the workers’ compensation policy dividend checks paid to the successor under the terms of the asset sale agreement. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Compensability of Worker's Motorcycle Accident | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries from a motorcycle accident while he was on a personal errand were not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Cap on Fee Awards Doesn't Violate Separation-of-Powers Doctrine | 01/07/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine. Case:...Read More | |||
