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Ultrasound Technician Suffers Compensable Psychological Injury From Patient’s Harassment
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an ultrasound technician suffered a compensable psychological injury from a patient’s unwanted sexual advances and his “salacious and exhibitionistic” exposure of…
Appropriations Committee Hears Comp Bills Wednesday
California lawmakers will consider the potential fiscal implications of a handful of comp bills during a hearing on Wednesday. The Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider bills that aim to make it…
Worker Entitled to Increase in PPD Award
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award. Case: ACNR Resources Inc. v. Goff, No. 25-ICA-9, 08/06/2025,…
Worker Gets TTD for Electric Shock Injuries
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for his ongoing issues after an electric shock. Case: Kimberly-Clark Mill v. Moss…
Partial Summary Judgment on Worker’s Labor Law Claim Overturned
A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his fall through a hole in an attic…
Nursing Home Official Gets Probation for Kickback Scheme
A man who ran the workers' compensation program for a nursing home in central Pennsylvania was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to forfeit $628,450, according to a…
Court Upholds Denial of Additional Treatment, Overturns Closure of Claim
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for additional treatment for an injured worker but overturned the closure of his claim for temporary total disability benefits. Case: Short…
Supreme Court Upholds Award to Truck Driver, Provides Guidance on Calculating AWW
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine upheld an award of benefits to an injured truck driver and provided guidance on how to calculate the average weekly wage of those who…
Exclusivity Doesn’t Bar Worker’s Suit for Being Run Over by Trailer
A Texas appellate court ruled that exclusivity did not bar a worker’s civil suit against his employer for his injuries from being run over by an equipment trailer. Edward Santos worked…
WCAB: Electronic Testimony Should Be Permitted When Witness Unable to Appear in Person
Because an evidentiary record is required for appellate review, and to safeguard due process, a request for electronic testimony must not be denied without an opportunity to be heard, the…
Court Upholds Distribution of Attorney Fees in Civil Suit Over Worker’s Fatal Accident
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the distribution of contingency fees between two law firms that represented the family of a worker who was killed while inflating a defective tire. Case: Kaster, Lynch,…
JCC Misspeaks but Properly Grants Summary Adjudication of Claim
A Florida appellate court said that even though a judge made misstatements in his decision granting a motion for summary adjudication, the judge performed the proper standard of review and…