Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Intervening Precedent Requires Remand of Case | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that its intervening precedent on apportioning definitely ascertained impairments requires that a case be sent back to the Board of Review for further development. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Suit Against Comp Provider | 01/30/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over an appeal by the sole member of a corporation challenging the dismissal of his claims against his workers’ compensation insurance provider for denying coverage to an injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Request to Add PTSD to Worker's Claim | 01/28/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to add post-traumatic stress disorder to her claim and for a second opinion and pain management for possible complex regional pain syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Worker With New, Higher-Paying Job Gets Benefits Based on Industrial Disability | 01/27/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to compensation based on his industrial disability, not his earning power, after he quit his job and took a higher-paying position. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Fire Chief With Hearing Loss | 01/27/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a fire chief’s claim for occupational hearing loss. Case: Preece v. Kermit V...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Benefit Calculation for Worker Who Lost Part of Arm | 01/24/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a worker who lost part of her arm was entitled to benefits using the formula for a specific loss. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award of Only 1% | 01/24/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a 1% permanent partial disability award. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Repetitive-Use Claim | 01/23/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a wrist condition he blamed on the repetitive motions in his job. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Claim Expansion, Treatment, More TTD | 01/22/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim, receive additional treatment and reopen his temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Again Overturns Fee Award as Too Low | 01/22/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The third time was not the charm for a fee dispute that made its way to the Alaska Supreme Court for the third time, with the court overturning a fee award to two injured workers as still being too low. ...Read More | |||
