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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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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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim.
Case: Kyle v. Patriot Coal
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Texas employer could not be held civilly liable for a worker’s death from COVID-19.
Case:
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Another health care network report card is in the works for researchers at the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation.
The division's Workers' Compensation Research and
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a teacher’s claim of injury from dancing with a group of kindergarteners.
Case: Conley v.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker with preexisting knee issues was entitled to benefits for a knee contusion after a
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A Texas appellate court revived a mother’s negligence suit over the murder of her daughter by a co-worker.
Case: Sanchez v. K&C Chicken 2 LLC,
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner reduce voluntary market loss costs by 13.5%.
NCCI
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