A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim but said a defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing some…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a walk-in whirlpool tub and shower, and the replacement of the floorboards on his porch, as not…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a cancer-stricken volunteer firefighter’s claim for benefits was time-barred.
Case: Gilbert v. South Whitehall Township (WCAB), No. 650 C.D. 2024, 06/12/2025, published.
Facts:…
The number of employees working for private self-insured companies fell 3.9% in 2024, while the number of claims they filed fell 7.4%, resulting in private self-insured claim frequency hitting a…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a doctor’s request for a worker to receive an oral medication prescribed for lung diseases.
Case: Dorsey v. Blackhawk Mining LLC,…
A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure.
Case: May v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No. 2024-CA-0272, 06/11/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history:…