The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a worker was denied a fair hearing where a defense expert refused to acknowledge anything that her treating physician had documented.
Case: Zayas v. State,…
A longstanding practice of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to issue so-called “grant and study” orders in response to petitions for reconsideration deprives injured workers of their constitutional right to…
A federal appellate court asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to determine the extent of an insurance company’s liability when the permissive user of an insured automobile causes an accident.
Case:…
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a decision resolving a medical fee dispute about a total knee replacement in favor of the worker.
Case: Perry County Board of Education v. Campbell, No.
An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for the functional loss of use of her left lower extremity.
Case: State ex rel. Casey v. Industrial Commission,…
Following a federal investigation into a fatal workplace injury, a Long Island, New York-based contractor was issued nine citations for serious safety violations, culminating in proposed penalties of $1.2 million.
On…