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  • State: West Virginia
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the

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  • State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned a worker’s award of supplemental earnings benefits and a $2,000 penalty against her employer.

Case: Kinchen v. Tangipahoa Parish School

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  • State: West Virginia
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis.

Case: Henry v. City of Wheeling, No. 25-886, 06/01/2026,

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  • State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the assessment of penalties and fees on an employer for its delay in providing treatment to an injured employee.

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  • State: West Virginia
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for a broken leg.

Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v. Weis,

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  • State: North Carolina
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over a worker’s claims against his employer for negligence in

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  • State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s claim, finding that the Office of Workers’ Compensation judge had failed to follow the

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  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury from his exposure to a chemical solvent.

Case: Palmer v.

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  • State: Texas
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A Texas appellate court overturned a trial court’s determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to recover the $350,000 it paid in

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  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an ankle injury that occurred while breaking up a fight

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