A Texas appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the workers' compensation exclusive-remedy bar blocked an injured worker’s lawsuit against his employer over a company truck
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury.
Case: Underwood v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 26-76, 06/23/2026,
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A divided Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the dismissal of a case due to a plaintiff’s failure to amend a petition is self-executing.
Case: LUBA
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a decision that closed a worker’s entitlement to temporary total disability benefits.
Case: McCormick v. Orgill Inc., No. 25-ICA-446,
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker who fell while leaving home to head to a jobsite was entitled to
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A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a claim for death benefits by the family of a worker who died in a motor
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The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined that the employers failed to protect
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of temporary total disability benefits owed to a worker for his carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Seech
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation for his death, even though his death was deemed
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker.
Case: Marshall County Coal Resources v. Kessler,
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