A divided Missouri Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund to a worker with multiple preexisting disabilities,
… Read more »A divided Florida appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a firefighter for his claimed mental injuries from work-related trauma.
Case: Williams v. Brevard
… Read more »The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliatory termination based on his missed deadlines for challenging the dismissal.
Case: Thompson
… Read more »Tennessee legislators are proposing amendments to the state’s workers’ compensation law regarding medical fee reimbursement and attorneys fees.
House Bill 82, introduced Monday, would, among other
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court reinstated a widow’s claim for benefits under the Heart and Lung Act for her firefighter husband’s death from COVID-19.
Case: Bacon
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted its annual plan for Medical Quality Review Panel audits.
The Medical Quality Review Calendar Year 2023 Annual Audit
… Read more »The District of Columbia’s highest court rejected an attorney’s attempt to increase the compensation owed to him for injuries that left him paraplegic.
Case: Schwechter v.
… Read more »The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker killed in a truck accident had an acknowledged illegitimate child who was substantially
… Read more »Texas Mutual Insurance Co. named Meredith Duncan as the president and chief executive officer of its new health-focused subsidiary.
Meredith Duncan
Duncan
… Read more »The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday made public a notice of a proposed change to its rules on post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by
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