The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s voluntary dismissal of a retaliatory discharge claim, though taken to avoid adverse pretrial rulings, did not trigger expense-shifting.
Case: Anderson v. Greif Packaging LLC, No. 3-25-0100, 02/17/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Taievion Anderson worked for Greif… Read more »
The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Court of Appeals directing an administrative law judge to revisit a determination that a worker’s surgery was not compensable.
Case: Graybar Electric v. Starr, No. 2025-SC-0204-WC, 02/19/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Jeremy Starr worked as a delivery driver for Graybar Electric. He injured his back at work in… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a truck driver who died of COVID-19.
Case: Matter of Hogan v. ABF Freight System Inc., No. CV-24-1493, 01/22/2026, published.
Facts: Thomas Hogan worked for ABF Freight System Inc. as a truck driver.
In March 2020, Hogan began suffering from a fever and flu-like symptoms. After developing a high fever… Read more »
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a truck driver, as well as a determination that his compensable injury was limited to a low-back sprain.
Case: Johnson v. Blackhawk Mining, Nos. 24-516 and 24-517, 01/28/2026, published.
Facts: Billy Johnson began working for Blackhawk Mining as a… Read more »
A Tennessee appeals board on Thursday affirmed a ruling that a truck driver who developed a severe infection after suffering a cut at work is likely entitled to workers' compensation benefits, including medical care related to an arm amputation, but failed to prove disability.
In Gandy v. Marten Transport Ltd., the Tennessee Workers’… Read more »
An Illinois appellate court on Thursday revived a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a municipal water worker who drowned after being sent alone into an underground vault, ruling that the claims are not barred by workers' compensation exclusivity at the pleading stage.
In Heiden v. Village of Westmont, the Illinois Appellate Court for the 3rd District reversed a lower court’s dismissal of the… Read more »Mar 19-20, 2026
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