A divided Texas Supreme Court ruled that an appellate court did not abuse its discretion in refusing a permissive appeal and providing only a one-line
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The West Virginia Supreme Court rejected a worker’s claim of respiratory injury from alleged workplace silica exposure.
Case: Auffant v. Manpower, No. 21-0027, 05/26/2022, published.
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals disbarred a veteran attorney for his “flagrant dishonesty” in representing a workers’ compensation claimant.
Case: In re Johnson,
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a construction worker’s request for a higher impairment rating for his injuries from falling through a roof.
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional benefits and treatment to a worker following a slip-and-fall accident.
Case: Allen v. Staffmark Investments
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The board of directors for the Texas Mutual Insurance Co. unanimously approved a $330 million dividend distribution in 2022.
The carrier said dividends will be
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The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a 30-day suspension of an attorney for misconduct related to her representation of her boyfriend after he was injured at work.
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The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals upheld the denial of a former police officer’s claim for benefits for his hearing loss, since he had already
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a retired coal mine worker was not entitled to an increased impairment rating for his occupational hearing loss.
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District councilors in Washington, D.C., are considering a resolution that would allow people to receive workers’ compensation benefits from other states without automatically being precluded
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