The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an automobile insurance carrier was not entitled to writ relief transferring an injured worker’s lawsuit against it to another
… Read more »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.
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »Oct 10, 2025
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