The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a cancer-stricken volunteer firefighter’s claim for benefits was time-barred.
Case: Gilbert v. South Whitehall Township (WCAB), No. 650 C.D. 2024, 06/12/2025, published.
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The number of employees working for private self-insured companies fell 3.9% in 2024, while the number of claims they filed fell 7.4%, resulting in private self-insured claim frequency hitting a…
A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation.
Case: Thornton v. City of Plano, No. 05-24-01330-CV, 06/30/2025, published.
Facts: Erin…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability for his Labor Law claims, but some of the defendants…
A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure.
Case: May v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No. 2024-CA-0272, 06/11/2025, published.
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