The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a denial of benefits for a firefighter injured from falling as he carried his equipment from home to an overtime shift.
Case: White v. Waterbury Fire Department,…
California lawmakers recently amended bills to add a duty of care requirement to a measure addressing utilization review requirements, and a sunset clause in another bill would exclude time spent successfully…
The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional benefits to a worker for psychological issues he developed after suffering an on-the-job concussion.
Case: Horning v. Labor Commission, No. 20210562-CA,…
The Connecticut Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits to a retired police officer for hypertension, finding the date of his appointment as police chief did not constitute a new…
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s permanent total disability benefits can be apportioned only to the causes of his disability, not the causes of his disabling occupational disease.
Case:…
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a mine worker for his back injuries from exiting a mantrip.
Case: Turley v. Blackhawk Mining, No. 21-0649, 04/05/2023,…