A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a coal yard operator and cargo transport provider had a duty to defend and indemnify an employer from
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity barred a worker’s suit against his colleague and their employer for his injuries from a car accident.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a determination that an injured worker who continued to receive his full wages was not entitled to temporary
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a walk-in whirlpool tub and shower, and the replacement of the
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation.
Case: Thornton v. City of
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A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure.
Case: May v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a doctor’s request for a worker to receive an oral medication prescribed for lung diseases.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that employees and contractors working for an independent contractor do not fall within the manual labor exception for entitlement to
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s Self-Insurance Security Association was not a proper party to a widow’s claim for benefits
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable back injury.
Case: Spartan Mining Co. v. Burgess, No. 24-ICA-485,
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