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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Court Vacates $27.9M Restitution Order Over Lack of Offsets for Valid Services

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
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For the second time, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a Southern California judge failed to consider the fair market value of services

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Court Upholds Commission's Method for Determining Worker's AWW but Vacates Calculation

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission used an appropriate methodology to calculate a worker’s average weekly wages but miscalculated the amount

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Court Rejects Worker's Bid for Increase in PPD Award

  • State: Hawaii
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Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injuries.

Case: Noborikawa v. Host International Inc., No.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker's Back Injury

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker with a back injury.

Case: Helmandollar v. Blackhawk Mining LLC,

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Supreme Court Upholds Award for Housekeeper's Respiratory Injury

  • State: Nebraska
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a housekeeper for a respiratory injury brought on by wearing a used face mask during

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Governor Signs Debit Card Bill, Vetoes Ag Worker Presumption

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation allowing carriers to continue using prepaid debit cards for payment of temporary and permanent disability benefits.

At the same

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Court Upholds UR Determination That Worker's Treatments Weren't Necessary

  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a utilization review determination that a worker’s ongoing treatments were neither reasonable nor necessary.

Michael Perry worked for the

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits

  • State: West Virginia
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A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits for a longtime coal miner.

Case: Consol PA Coal Co. v. OWCP, No. 23-1892, 09/17/2024,

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim

  • State: West Virginia
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim.

Case: Lewis v. Columbia West Virginia Corp., No. 23-616, 09/23/2024, published.

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Comp Attorney James Keefe Sr. Dies at 68

  • State: Illinois
  • Topic: NORTH
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Long-tenured Illinois workers’ compensation attorney James K. Keefe Sr. died at the age of 68.

James K. Keefe Sr.
(kasslyfuneral.com)

Keefe died at his

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