A Louisiana appellate court overturned a worker’s award of supplemental earnings benefits and a $2,000 penalty against her employer.
Case: Kinchen v. Tangipahoa Parish School
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Henry v. City of Wheeling, No. 25-886, 06/01/2026,
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the assessment of penalties and fees on an employer for its delay in providing treatment to an injured employee.
Case:
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for a broken leg.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v. Weis,
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over a worker’s claims against his employer for negligence in
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s claim, finding that the Office of Workers’ Compensation judge had failed to follow the
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury from his exposure to a chemical solvent.
Case: Palmer v.
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A Texas appellate court overturned a trial court’s determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to recover the $350,000 it paid in
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an ankle injury that occurred while breaking up a fight
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits, fees and penalties, but not supplemental earnings benefits.
Case:
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