A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision sustaining a demurrer and finding that loss of consortium claims are not available under

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker.

Case: Heath v. Alliance Coal

A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s civil suit was not viable because he failed to assert an intentional act by the defendant,

A Louisiana appellate court upheld a dollar-for-dollar credit to a carrier for wages paid in lieu of benefits that resulted in an overpayment to an injured worker.

An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a respiratory therapist.

Case: State ex rel. Southwest Community Health System v.

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions.

Case: United Coal Co. LLC v. Plumley, No.