West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s burn injuries due to her lack of credibility.
Case: Chambers v. Trinity Healthcare Services Inc., No. 24-ICA-330,…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is scheduled to meet April 16.
Members of the committee that advises the division on evidence-based changes to the prescription drug…
The City of Philadelphia didn’t inherently accept liability for COVID-19 claims by paying wage continuation benefits to police officers, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled.
Case: Jeffcoat v. City of Philadelphia…
A New York appellate court upheld an award of attorney fees for an injured Department of Correction employee.
Case: Matter of Olivier v. New York State Department of Corrections, No. CV-24-0199,…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who failed to tell his treating providers about a prior emergency room visit did not make a material misrepresentation to obtain…
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board received sufficient notice to meet the threshold for the filing of a timely claim via a report from a…