The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that his petition to determine compensation…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow failed to link his dementia and death to his occupational hearing loss.
Case: Clark v. U.S. Steel Mining Co. Inc.,…
Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would give injured workers the right to choose a treating physician.
House Bill 1300, by Rep. Jenny Willford, D-Northglenn, would repeal the law…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a scissor lift.
Case: Santana v. Port Authority of New…
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Commission had jurisdiction over a fee dispute among the former attorneys for an injured worker and successor counsel.
Case: Pelc…