The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission lacked jurisdiction over a resident’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred in Virginia.
Case: Duke v. Xylem Inc., No.
A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier’s reissued check that a worker lost constituted its last payment of benefits for purposes of triggering the period for…
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker did not willfully make false statements for the purpose of obtaining compensation benefits.
Case: Geismar v. Walker, No. 2021 CA…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s appeal of a denial of her request for reconsideration was rendered moot, since the court had already provided relief.
Case: Matter of…
A New York appellate court found that a worker did not commit fraud and forfeit his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose prior injuries.
Case: Matter of Spinelli v. Cricket…