A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that an employee who injures a colleague must be acting within the course and scope of employment when the
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a janitor who contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
Case: Scottish Rite Bodies of Charleston v. Weese, No. 22-0427,
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court clarified the proper method for apportioning preexisting impairments that have been definitely ascertained and impact multiple body parts.
Case: Logan-Mingo
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a temporary employment provider’s employee could not pursue a civil remedy against his employer’s client for an on-the-job injury.
… Read more »The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a university employee’s claim for injuries from a collision with a jogger as she
… Read more »The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia upheld the denial of benefits to a widow, finding she failed to prove that her husband's death was
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the mediation scheme established by statute and regulation is discretionary, not mandatory.
Case: Duke v. GE Haier, No.
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation seeks public comment on changes to a trio of report forms.
The division said it has updated the following forms
… Read more »The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits.
Case: Cox v. Palmetto State Transportation, No.
… Read more »The Maryland Appellate Court overturned an award of benefits to a financial adviser for his alleged occupational disease from mold exposure.
Case: In the Matter
… Read more »Sep 23-26, 2024
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