The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to an injured worker, finding that additional evidence was needed to establish whether his preexisting conditions created an ascertainable impairment.
Case:…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker established his entitlement to benefits for his injuries from an accident at a construction site.
Case: Matter of Arce v. Schear Construction…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for an injured worker’s diagnoses of sacrococcygeal disorder and sacroiliitis.
Case: Acord v. Family Dollar Stores of West Virginia LLC, No.
A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a volunteer firefighter was entitled to benefits for cancer.
Case: Borough of Hollidaysburg v. Detwiler (WCAB), No. 739 C.D. 2023, 11/19/2024, published.
Facts: Paul…
The Oregon Court of Appeals revived an employment discrimination case by a worker against his employer and others who participated in the process that led to the denial of his claim for…