The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $15 million award of damages on a Jones Act claim for a 22-year-old seaman’s death.
Case: Love v.
… Read more »Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill creating a guaranty association to step in and pay workers’ compensation benefits because of the insolvency of a
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker claiming post-traumatic stress disorder from a fight with a combative
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced the adoption of rules governing the processes insurance companies use to submit information on their accident-prevention
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for a COVID-19 infection, finding it was time-barred.
Case: Linn v. Ouachita Parish Police Jury,
… Read more »Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill that prevents cities and counties from forcing private employers to do anything beyond what the federal government
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission did not exceed the scope of its mandate in determining that a poultry plant
… Read more »The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a decision awarding benefits to a worker for a repetitive trauma injury, expressing “profound concern” with the administrative ruling
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court tossed a worker’s appeal of summary judgment in her civil suit for a work-related automobile accident.
Case: Lanclos v. State Farm
… Read more »A divided Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that an oil field surveyor was entitled to benefits on his occupational disease claim based on his
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