A federal appellate court ruled that the Benefits Review Board can reject a medical opinion based on its blurring of distinctions between clinical and legal pneumoconiosis.
Case: Energy West Mining Co.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the termination of an injured police officer’s Heart and Lung Act benefits.
Case: Acosta v. City of Philadelphia, No. 286 C.D. 2023, 08/01/2025, published.
Facts: Antoine…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits even though he had received permanent partial disability awards from multiple claims that…
A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker’s former attorney could not challenge a non-final order designating the worker’s guardian as the proper payee for indemnity benefits.
Case: Rebalko v. Gillis,…
The New Hampshire Insurance Department on Wednesday announced a 6.1% reduction in voluntary loss costs and a 5.4% reduction in rates for the assigned risk pool.
The department said this is…