The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s review and reinstatement petitions, filed more than three years after his last payment of compensation, were time-barred.
Case: Keffer v. Colfax Corp.,…
The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to an award of past medical expenses but not additional medical care.
Case: Giron v. Labor Commission, No. 20220342-CA,…
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a utility company was entitled to immunity from civil liability for a tree trimmer’s fatal accident that happened while clearing a tree from the…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation sanctioned and fined Dr. Martin M. Leonard, of McAllen.
Commissioner Jeff Nelson
Leonard specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with a focus in pain…
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a former nanny’s claim of an occupational disease caused by her employment of less than one year.
Case: Matter of Orrego v.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker with back issues, which she blamed on a compensable injury to her leg and knee.
Case: Chance v. Lowe’s…