
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a widow whose husband succumbed to a fungal brain infection.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v.
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The Franklin & Prokopik firm is hosting a seminar on Oct. 9 covering issues in Maryland's workers' compensation system.
The program will feature a discussion
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the fourth quarter discount rate will be 7.12%.
The discount rate is used to calculate the present
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The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the application of an official disability manual to her case and affirmed the denial of compensability for her
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned, for the second time, a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker with physical and psychiatric limitations
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld benefits for a worker’s back injury and ruled that the appropriate award of fees incurred by a worker who prevails at trial
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim and for a referral for
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that benefits are increasing 4.3% for injuries sustained on or after Oct. 1.
Maximum temporary income, lifetime income
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to the denial of her request for permanent total disability benefits.
Case: Sowell v. Evergreen Packaging
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a restaurant worker was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim for a
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Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago for an Appreciation Happy Hour in Oak Brook, IL. Th …
Jul 30, 2026
Celebrate the season with AWCP’s Summer Fun on the River, an evening of great company, waterfront …
Aug 4, 2026
Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago (CAGC) for a day of golf, networking, and fun at Th …