An Alexandria, Louisiana, physician pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate three federal statutes in connection with a kickback scheme to defraud both federal and private workers’ compensation insurers, according to…
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was not entitled to radiofrequency ablation as treatment for a lumbar sprain/strain and contusion.
Case: Williamson v. Patriot Coal Corp., No.
The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker but overturned a denial of the Workers Compensation Fund’s claim of entitlement to subrogation…
A New York appellate court tossed part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall while walking across a rebar mat.
Case: Payne v. NSH Community…
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against the City of New York for an accident resulting in the severing of his finger.
Case: Southerton v.