The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejects procedural challenge to Act 111, as well as repetitive challenges to the constitutionality of the state's new impairment rating
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The Illinois Appellate Court ordered publication of its split decision finding that a worker did not exceed his allowable selection of two physicians to treat
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned a $22.5 million award of damages for a group of employees injured by the collapse of a concrete form
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In a case of first impression, West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that exposure to the saliva of a potentially rabid animal is sufficient
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Montana State Fund's board of directors declared a $45 million dividend for eligible policyholders, the workers' compensation carrier said Friday.
The dividend will be distributed
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The New Hampshire Insurance Department approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will reduce voluntary workers' compensation loss costs by an
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The Idaho Supreme Court said there was no evidence to support the Industrial Commission's finding that a worker's requested 34% permanent partial disability rating was
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The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an independent contractor who suffered an on-the-job injury must have any recovery capped at $15,000.
Case: Williams v.
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, fees and penalties for a worker injured in a ladder accident.
Case: Miranda v. Ryder Services
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an insurance carrier owed no coverage to an employer for a worker’s fatal accident at a construction
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