The Georgia Court of Appeals revived a mother’s civil suit for the fatal shooting of her son, who was pursuing a job as a security guard
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A former postal carrier who worked for an accounting firm while receiving more than $500,000 in workers' compensation benefits pleaded guilty to fraud, federal prosecutors
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an automobile insurance carrier was not entitled to writ relief transferring an injured worker’s lawsuit against it to another
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a widow whose husband succumbed to a fungal brain infection.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v.
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The Franklin & Prokopik firm is hosting a seminar on Oct. 9 covering issues in Maryland's workers' compensation system.
The program will feature a discussion
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the fourth quarter discount rate will be 7.12%.
The discount rate is used to calculate the present
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The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the application of an official disability manual to her case and affirmed the denial of compensability for her
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned, for the second time, a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker with physical and psychiatric limitations
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld benefits for a worker’s back injury and ruled that the appropriate award of fees incurred by a worker who prevails at trial
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim and for a referral for
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