The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to surgery for an admittedly compensable back injury.
Case: Johnson Controls v. Miller,
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits and additional treatment for a mechanic’s back injury.
Case: Bush v. Sherwood
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the descendants of a worker who died from cancer could not maintain wrongful death claims against his former employer
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The Alabama Supreme Court partially revived a workers’ compensation attorney’s suit against another lawyer for sharing some of his controversial social media posts with his
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The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted NCCI Item E-1409 — "Enhancement to NCCI's Experience Rating Plan Methodology" — revising components used to calculate experience
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Tennessee lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for firefighters and unanimously passed a grant program bill to
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss claim.
Case: Fragmin v. TC Energy Group LLC, No.
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured carpenter’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits.
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliatory discharge as untimely filed.
Case: Sion v. McLane Foodservice Inc., No. 2022
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A Louisiana appellate court revived a daughter’s negligence claim over the death of her father, who was a medical clinic employee, for a fatal accident that
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