Top Story: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Ala. - Split Court Upholds Award for Worker Who Passed Out While Operating Buggy

A divided Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries after he passed out from a coughing fit and crashed the vehicle he was driving on private property in the course of his employment. Darrell Taylor worked for MMR Constructors Inc. He was diagnosed with bronchitis in March 2024 but was cleared to continue working. Taylor reported to work on a construction project at a plant in Calvert. His… Read more »

N.Y. - Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Unwitnessed Fall

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim for an unwitnessed fall from a ladder. Case: Bonilla v. BPP St Owner LLC, No. 160246/19, 10/23/2025, published. Facts: Cristian Bonilla allegedly fell from a ladder while working in the bathroom of an apartment, sustaining injuries. The accident was unwitnessed. Procedural history: Bonilla filed a claim against BPP St Owner LLC for a violation of Labor Law… Read more »

Pa. - Worker Can Expand Description of Injury, Gets Continuation of Benefits

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an expansion of a worker's description of her… Read more »

N.J. - New Hearing Ordered on Worker's Application for Disability Retirement Benefits

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ordered a new hearing on a… Read more »

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AL Split Court Upholds Award for Worker Who Passed Out While Operating Buggy

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Pa. - Employer Can't Raise Causation Challenge in Proceedings on Worker's Petition to Reinstate

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania said an employer could not raise a causation challenge in the proceedings related to a worker’s petition to reinstate benefits that had been suspended for the injuries the employer was now trying to contest. Case: Hirankarn v. Phutlek (WCAB), No. 376 C.D. 2023, 10/30/2025,… Read more »

W.Va. - Court Upholds 33% PPD Award for Assembly Line Worker

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s permanent partial disability award of 33%. Case: Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. of West Virginia v. Bell, No. 25-ICA-218, 10/24/2025, published. Facts: Becky Bell worked for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. of West Virginia as a box maker. In June 2018, she allegedly felt pain in her right shoulder while pulling liners off a roll and… Read more »

W.Va. - Injured Worker Not Entitled to Reopen Claim for TTD

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a decision denying a worker’s request to reopen his claim for temporary total disability benefits. Case: Endicott v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 25-ICA-147, 10/24/2025, published. Facts: Donald R. Endicott worked for ACNR Resources Inc. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting he had injured his right shoulder in March 2023. Endicott was diagnosed with a right shoulder… Read more »

Top Story: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Ala. - Split Court Upholds Award for Worker Who Passed Out While Operating Buggy

N.Y. - Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Unwitnessed Fall

Pa. - Worker Can Expand Description of Injury, Gets Continuation of Benefits

N.J. - New Hearing Ordered on Worker's Application for Disability Retirement Benefits

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Pa. - Employer Can't Raise Causation Challenge in Proceedings on Worker's Petition to Reinstate

W.Va. - Court Upholds 33% PPD Award for Assembly Line Worker

W.Va. - Injured Worker Not Entitled to Reopen Claim for TTD

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