The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to a 20% whole-person permanent partial impairment rating due to his gait derangement.
Case: General Motors v. Payne, No. 2023-CA-0722-WC,…
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an award of Black Lung Benefits Act compensation to a miner’s widow, finding substantial evidence established the man’s total disability from a…
The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that an ankle injury is a schedule injury to the “foot at the ankle.”
Case: Jaramillo v. New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department, No. A-1-CA-40077,…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a minor fire that was extinguished in two minutes without physical injury to anyone did not constitute an abnormal working condition for a…
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was barred from receiving further workers’ compensation benefits because she had settled a third-party claim without the consent of her…