West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Lucey v. Murray…
A New York appellate court upheld a 45% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s knee injury.
Case: Matter of Wright v. Elmer W. Davis Inc., No. CV-23-0342, 10/03/2024, published.
Facts…
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a contractor in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards.
OSHA said it fined 595 Construction LLC $287,465 for one…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury.
Case: Davis v. Charleston Area Medical Center Inc., No. 24-ICA-131, 10/01/2024, published.
Facts: Thomas…
A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim and revived a defendant’s third-party indemnification claim.
Case: Pitang v. Beacon Broadway Co. LLC, No. 27350/17, 10/01/2024,…