West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker for his bladder and kidney urothelial cancer.
Case: West Virginia Department of Transportation v. Thorn, No. 25-ICA-458,…
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld a determination that a worker’s condition had worsened to the point that he was entitled to permanent total disability benefits.
Case: Muhlenberg County Coal Co.
A federal appellate court upheld an award of partial disability benefits and attorney fees to a ship painter under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act for his respiratory ailments.
Case:…
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s impairment rating for a distal clavicle excision should not have been reduced.
Case: Klein v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 25-0458, 06/26/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Brian Klein…
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a district court has equitable jurisdiction to vacate an order of the compensation court.
Case:1 Cono Contracting LLC v. Lopez, No. S-25-859, 07/02/2026, published.
Facts and…
An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a healthcare worker’s back injury.
Case: State ex rel. HCR ManorCare Inc. v. Industrial Commission, No. 24AP-729, 06/16/2026,…