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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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a provider seeking payment for an injured worker’s prescriptions may initiate litigation outside the forums established by
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a limited description of a worker's injuries and a finding that she had fully recovered from them.
Marie Dennis worked as
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A Missouri appellate court revived a worker’s civil suit for her asbestos-related illnesses against her former employer’s successor, finding summary judgment had been issued in
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently adopted new rules authorizing penalties of up to $1,000 per day, per claim, capped at $365,000 per
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An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s jurisdiction to revisit the denial of a cancer-stricken firefighter’s claim and its decision to award him benefits.
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that when a plaintiff has a remedy for an injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the application of the
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a dispute on whether an occupational disease that manifests more than four years after an
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