The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering he had failed to disclose he had fallen off the roof of his home on the same day he allegedly suffered an injury at work.
Case: Alvarez v. SAIF Corp., No. 1077, 12/17/2025, published.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a paramedic suffered a compensable injury and that the record supported a compensable diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy.
Case: Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency v. Wilson, No. 25-ICA-205, 12/04/2025,… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Matter of Howard v. New York City Department of Education, No. CV-24-1279, 12/11/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Michael Howard worked for the New York City Department of Education.
In May 2018, Howard was… Read more »
The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine.
Case: Trujillo v. Luna Community College, No. A-1-CA-39842, 12/18/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Eugene W. Trujillo filed a workers’ compensation claim with the assistance of counsel. The… Read more »
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday affirmed a ruling denying additional medical and temporary disability benefits to a public employee who sought compensation for a range of conditions after a fall.
Bennie Anderson, a truck driver for Knoxville’s Department of Recreation, slipped and fell from his truck in June 2022, landing on his feet before hitting the… Read more »
A bill introduced in the Virginia House of Representatives on Friday would broaden workers' compensation presumptions for certain cancers to include sheriffs and deputies, extending benefits long afforded to firefighters and other public safety employees.
HB 130 would amend state law to presume that specified cancers are occupational diseases for… Read more »Jan 15, 2026
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