Worker Who Fell While Walking Dog Gets 13% PPD Award
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 13% permanent partial disability award for a school employee for his injuries from a fall while walking a dog.
Case: Mingo County Board…
Judge Upholds Finding of Total Disability, Partially Reverses Compensability Determinations
The Delaware Superior Court upheld a finding that a worker was totally disabled by multiple injuries, but it overturned some of the Industrial Accident Board’s findings of compensability as to…
Court Upholds Finding That Worker Suffered Discrete New Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a discrete, new compensable back injury.
Case: Cabell County Commission v. Edgar, No. 25-ICA-4, 08/06/2025, published.
Facts: David…
Supreme Court Reinstates Denial of Worker’s Request for PTD Benefits
The Ohio Supreme Court reinstated the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits.
Randall Urban worked for Wano Expediting Inc. as a delivery driver. He suffered injuries at…
Report: Computer System Upgrade Suspended for Lack of Progress
Officials in Washington state have pulled the plug on efforts to upgrade the workers’ compensation medical claims management system, citing a lack of progress over the last 10 years, the…
Worker’s Challenge to Dismissal of Civil Suit Fails for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Virginia Court of Appeals found that it lacked jurisdiction over a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his civil suit for injuries he sustained at a construction site.
Case: Warren…