The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not relitigate the reasonableness of a worker’s mileage expenses from traveling to see a chiropractor 78 miles from his home.
Case: Edelblute’s…
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits had to be sent back to an administrative law judge for further findings.
Case: Alden Resources v.
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s award for a back injury.
Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Falcone, No. 22-0489, 08/01/2024, published.
Facts: Brandon Falcone suffered…
The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata did not bar an employer’s claims against its former comp carrier for allegedly misleading it into believing it still…
A federal appellate court created a split among the circuits on whether the parent company of a self-insuring coal mine operator can be held liable for black lung benefits owed…