The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred when it held that the failure to list in a pretrial conference the statement reports from a qualified medical evaluator was harmless, a California…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow failed to link his dementia and death to his occupational hearing loss.
Case: Clark v. U.S. Steel Mining Co. Inc.,…
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that his petition to determine compensation…
A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a volunteer firefighter’s operational privileges due to his failure to disclose his disabled designation by the Workers’ Compensation Board, among other…
A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker forfeited any issues on her appeal due to inadequate briefing.
Case: Jones v. Mansfield Independent School District, No. 02-24-00355-CV, 05/15/2025, published.
Facts and…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to 50% wage-loss disability benefits.
Case: Arkansas Department of Transportation v. Payne, No. G307065, 05/07/2025, published.
Facts: Russell Payne…