Sixty percent of so-called cumulative trauma workers’ compensation claims involve injuries that progress over time and are indemnity-only, thus involving no medical component, according to a report released Thursday by…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation formally proposed two rules that it said would improve the operation of the designated doctor program.
The DWC said the rules concern how the designated…
The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker with development post-traumatic stress disorder after he suffered physical injuries from being crushed by a 2,000-pound trailer.
Case: Provins…
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the defendants in an injured worker’s civil case were not entitled to summary judgment on their claim that they were immune from liability…
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a circuit court properly apportioned the funds available under an automobile liability policy between an injured worker and her employer’s lien.
Case: Hartford Underwriters Insurance…
A federal district court in the nation’s capital said a law school professor who claimed in an application for benefits that she was injured in the course of employment can’t…