Unemployable Truck Driver Gets PTD Award
An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a truck driver, finding that the combined effect of his injuries, advanced age, limited education, job history and…
Board’s Insufficient Analysis Leads to Vacatur of PPD Award
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a miner because of deficiencies in the Board of Review’s analysis.
Case: Bolen v. Brooks Run South Mining…
Court Rejects Property Owner’s ‘Integral-to-the-Work’ Defense
A New York appellate court rejected a property owner’s “integral-to-the-work” defense to a worker’s Labor Law claim.
Case: Padilla v. 76 Eleventh Avenue Property Owner LLC, No. 32816/19, 02/03/2026, published.
Facts: Arcadio…
Provider Doesn’t Have Claim for Double Damages if Carrier Disputes Claim in Good Faith
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that as long as a workers’ compensation insurance carrier has a good-faith ground for disputing coverage for a medical provider’s services, and the provider…
House Passes Bill to Cover Exacerbation of Mental Health Conditions
The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for the exacerbation of preexisting mental health conditions without an accompanying physical injury for law…