A Florida appellate court clarified that a judge of compensation claims has jurisdiction to review the employer-paid fees in a stipulation between parties and cannot
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker's request to expand her claim.
Case: Walker v. Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reduced the discount rate used to calculate the value of lump-sum settlements from July through September.
The division announced
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a right rotator cuff tear needed to be added as a compensable condition to a
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the closure and denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim.
Case: Lester v.
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeal overturned a finding that a police officer suffered a closed head injury from a fall during a training exercise.
Case:
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s accident exacerbated a preexisting condition and caused a new, distinct injury.
Case: VP
… Read more »The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker did not prove an industrial loss of use in excess of his medical impairment
… Read more »A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for his injuries from being run over
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for the payment of benefits to a worker with
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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