The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker with a back injury.
Case: Helmandollar v. Blackhawk Mining LLC, No. 23-430, 09/30/2024, published.
Facts: Marion Helmandollar…
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the denial of a widower’s claim for benefits for a nursing home worker’s death after her COVID-19 infection.
Rose Harrison worked for the Marion Regional…
A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits for a longtime coal miner.
Case: Consol PA Coal Co. v. OWCP, No. 23-1892, 09/17/2024, unpublished.
Facts: Stephen Hela worked as an…
A New York appellate court upheld an arbitrator’s determination that a Workers’ Compensation Board employee was properly terminated for misconduct.
Case: Matter of Henry v. New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, No.
Long-tenured Illinois workers’ compensation attorney James K. Keefe Sr. died at the age of 68.
James K. Keefe Sr.
(kasslyfuneral.com)
Keefe died at his home Sept. 9, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission said…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim.
Case: Lewis v. Columbia West Virginia Corp., No. 23-616, 09/23/2024, published.
Facts: Jackie W. Lewis Sr. worked for…