A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome and ruled that his employer was not entitled to an offset against its liability.
Case: Caldwell…
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court summarily affirmed a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition attributable to a compensable lumbar injury.
Case: ANR Inc. v. Stover,…
A California appellate court ruled that a subcontractor on a construction project was not entitled to pursue payment for its work because it failed to maintain workers’ compensation coverage.
Case: American Building Innovation LP…
The Rhode Island Superior Court upheld a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a former Department of Motor Vehicles employee.
Case: Williams v. Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, No.
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured worker.
Case: Underwood v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, No. 23-118, 08/01/2024,…