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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment in his Labor Law action for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder,…
Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Worker’s Condition Deteriorated to PTD
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld a determination that a worker’s condition had worsened to the point that he was entitled to permanent total disability benefits. Case: Muhlenberg County Coal Co.
Worker Gets Benefits for Cancer From Occupational Chemical Exposures
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker for his bladder and kidney urothelial cancer. Case: West Virginia Department of Transportation v. Thorn, No. 25-ICA-458,…
Ship Painter Gets PPD Award, Fees Under LHWCA for Respiratory Ailments
A federal appellate court upheld an award of partial disability benefits and attorney fees to a ship painter under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act for his respiratory ailments. Case:…
Supreme Court Says Worker’s Impairment Rating Shouldn’t Have Been Reduced
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s impairment rating for a distal clavicle excision should not have been reduced. Case: Klein v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 25-0458, 06/26/2026, unpublished. Facts: Brian Klein…
Healthcare Worker Gets PTD Award for Back Injury
An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a healthcare worker’s back injury. Case: State ex rel. HCR ManorCare Inc. v. Industrial Commission, No. 24AP-729, 06/16/2026,…
Court Upholds Expansion of Worker’s Claim for Excavator Injuries
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional injuries from being struck by an excavator. Case: Rob Juszczak Construction v. Juszczak, No. 26-ICA-16, 06/30/2026,…
Justices Say District Courts Can Vacate Compensation Court Orders
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a district court has equitable jurisdiction to vacate an order of the compensation court. Case:1 Cono Contracting LLC v. Lopez, No. S-25-859, 07/02/2026, published. Facts and…
Part of Worker’s Labor Law Claim Dismissed; 3rd-Party Defendants Get Partial Judgment, Too
A New York appellate court ruled that part of a worker’s Labor Law action should have been dismissed on summary judgment, and that the third-party defendants were both entitled to…
Court Says ICAO Can’t Extend 60-Day Time Frame for Issuing Orders
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that once the Industrial Claim Appeals Office receives the certified record in a workers’ compensation benefits appeal, it cannot extend the 60-day time frame…
Worker Asserts Viable Discrimination Claim for Denial of Vaccine Exemption
A federal appellate court ruled that a healthcare worker raised a viable claim of disability discrimination against her employer for denying her request for a medical exemption from receiving a…
Farm Animals Law Applies to Death of Ranch Hand
In a case of first impression, a Texas appellate court ruled that the Liability Arising From Farm Animals Act applied to a worker’s fatal accident, even though his death was…