The Maryland Senate passed a bill that would allow the Uninsured Employers' Fund Board to direct the Workers' Compensation Commission to increase the assessment on
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A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s claim against her late husband’s employer for his death from COVID-19 as barred by
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of bilateral medial branch nerve blocks for a worker’s back injury.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s back injury.
Case: BET Ltd. v. May, No. 24-ICA-296, 02/28/2025, published.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker’s widow for a fatal fungal infection in his brain.
Case: Blackhawk
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld a finding that a firefighter suffered a recurrence of a preexisting injury in the line of duty for which he
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of additional treatment for a worker’s injuries from a mining accident, as well as the expansion
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Texas pharmacist was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for his role in a compound
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a coal miner’s widow for his death from a liver condition 23 years
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A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the award was adequately supported by the evidence presented
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