The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled there is “insufficient evidence” to prove that an applicable safety lapse led to the death of an arborist whose
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A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his fall through
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for additional treatment for an injured worker but overturned the closure of his claim for
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine upheld an award of benefits to an injured truck driver and provided guidance on how to calculate the average
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A man who ran the workers' compensation program for a nursing home in central Pennsylvania was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to
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Because an evidentiary record is required for appellate review, and to safeguard due process, a request for electronic testimony must not be denied without an
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the distribution of contingency fees between two law firms that represented the family of a worker who was killed while inflating
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a determination of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that found a police officer should have pursued his claim for a psychological
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A Florida appellate court said that even though a judge made misstatements in his decision granting a motion for summary adjudication, the judge performed the
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of authorization for a knee replacement surgery, finding that the Board of Review had not conducted
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