
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker failed to prove the kind of “extraordinary circumstances” that could allow the reinstatement of his
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A Louisiana appellate court assessed $2,000 in penalties and $1,000 in attorney fees against an employer for denying an injured worker’s shoulder surgery.
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker may be entitled to reopening a claim — even under circumstances unrelated to the injury — so long
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The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the rejection of a worker’s claim against the state Second Injury Fund after she suffered complications from surgery to
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A California appellate court ruled that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for injuries from falling from her
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A divided Connecticut Appellate Court revived a tort claim against an employer for a worker’s asbestos-related death, finding the executrix of his estate raised a
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker’s request for surgery years after a back injury for which he was found to
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The Kentucky Supreme Court last week yanked a Louisville attorney’s law license for mishandling a workers’ compensation matter and a Social Security disability benefit claim
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a teacher injured on his lunch break in a fall after grabbing food from
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a receipt of benefits under the statutory scheme specific to firefighters with cancer did not preclude his widow from
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