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Supreme Court Denies MRI, Expansion of Claim for Worker With Inhalation Injury 05/01/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker who suffered an inhalation injury, as well as the denial of the expansion of his claim. ...Read More
 
 

Safety Regulator Seeks Criminal Prosecution After Teen Worker Loses Legs 04/30/2025
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Washington's State Department of Labor and Industries is encouraging a county prosecutor to press charges against an employer for allegedly breaking youth labor laws, leading to an accident that cost a teen worker his legs. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Lung Transplant Referral, Medical Equipment 04/30/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a lung transplant referral and medical equipment for a worker with a pulmonary disability. ...Read More
 
 

Split Supreme Court Says FELA Doesn't Cover Worker's Suicide 04/29/2025
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act did not provide coverage for emotional injuries allegedly inflicted on a worker by a supervisor’s repeated acts of harassment that eventually drove the worker to commit suicide. ...Read More
 
 

Senate Passes Surcharge Bill 04/29/2025
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill to reclassify as “surcharges” some of the taxes insurance carriers currently pay to address the problem of retaliatory taxes levied in other states. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Worker's Benefits 04/29/2025
State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to continued workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Calculation of Attorney Fees From Worker's Post-Offset Award 04/28/2025
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Supreme Court of Maryland held that an attorney representing an injured worker is entitled to a percentage of the amount awarded by the Workers’ Compensation Commission after application of a statutory offset for his service-connected disability retirement benefits. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Evidentiary Motion, Discovery Request, Claim 04/28/2025
State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the denial of a restaurant server’s discovery and evidentiary motions, as well as her claim for benefits. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Widow of Worker With Occupational Pneumoconiosis 04/28/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding that his death was not related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker's Back Injury 04/25/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits based on a 21% permanent partial disability for a worker’s back injury. ...Read More
 
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