
An Oklahoma construction contractor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay $370,680 in criminal and civil penalties to avoid federal charges for ignoring
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a second magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker with a back injury.
Case: Stewart
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board finding that a worker was not entitled to a permanent impairment award for
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award after the expansion of her
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a subpoena against the conservator for an injured worker’s estate, finding it was not rendered moot by operation of
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for the aggravation of a noncompensable, preexisting injury.
Case: Kenneda v. United Coal Co.,
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits based on alleged injuries from being shoved by his supervisor, finding the
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The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau said a recently enacted bill addressing rate-filing rules does not apply to work comp carriers.
Gov. John Carney on Aug.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for opioid medications.
Case: Becca v. Eagle Manufacturing, No. 21-0855, 09/14/2023, published.
Facts:
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death from excessive heat exposure on his second day on the
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