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Court: Worker Forfeits Benefits With False Responses About Medical History
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a worker forfeited her entitlement to benefits by providing her employer with false responses to inquiries about her medical history. Case: Rodriguez v.
Court Upholds Dismissal of Untimely Disability Discrimination Claim
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s disability discrimination claim as untimely. Case: Neidlein v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, No. 2025AP2134, 10/02/2026, unpublished. Facts: Pamela Neidlein…
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers Amid Heat Wave
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health said rising temperatures throughout the state resulted in extreme heat warnings running through Thursday and reminded employers to implement cool-down areas, rest…
Court Upholds Denial of PTSD Claim
A federal appellate court rejected a worker’s petition challenging the denial of his claim for post-traumatic stress disorder allegedly based on his employment in Afghanistan. Case: Apostolovski v. U.S. Department of Labor,…
CWCI Posts Summary of 2026 Bills
The California Workers' Compensation Institute posted a summary of bills enacted during the 2026 session that may be of interest to the workers' compensation community. The big news from the session…
Court: Defendant Timely Paid Settlement
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant timely paid a settlement to an injured worker. Case: Carranza v. Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, No. 300322/17,…
Court Overturns Finding That Worker Failed to Trigger Pneumoconiosis Presumption
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a worker failed to prove a sufficient length of exposure to dust hazards to give rise to a presumption that…
Appellate Court Publishes Decision Finding Carrier Owed No Coverage for Fatal Accident
The Illinois Appellate Court has published its decision from late this summer finding that an insurance carrier owed no coverage to an employer for a worker’s fatal accident at a…
Texas Mutual Announces New VP of Austin Operations
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Friday the promotion of John Grube to vice president of regional operations for the Austin region. John Grube Grube will direct and coordinate all regional office…
Court Affirms Injured Worker’s Entitlement to MRI, Surgery
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to a magnetic resonance imaging scan and surgery to address an ankle injury. Case: Marshall County…
Court Reverses Finding That Settlement Ended Worker’s Ability to Recover for Unpaid Bill
The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a worker’s settlement extinguished his ability to claim payment for an allegedly unpaid bill from one of his treatment providers. Case: Peters…
Court Upholds Compensability Finding for Shoulder Injury, Reopening of TTD
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the compensability of a worker’s shoulder surgery and the reopening of his temporary total disability benefits. Case: ACNR Resources Inc. v. Scott, No. 26-ICA-156,…