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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Worker's Intentional Tort Claim for Forklift Accident Reinstated

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s intentional tort claim against his employer and supervisor for his injuries from falling off a forklift.

Case: Wimbley v.

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Monday, December 18, 2023

DWC Names New Deputy Commissioner for Operations, External Relations

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Jeff Nelson appointed Matthew Posey to serve as deputy commissioner of operations and external relations for the Division of Workers’ Compensation.

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Monday, December 18, 2023

No Indemnity Benefits for Worker, but Employer Must Pay for Shoulder Surgery

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for indemnity benefits for a shoulder injury but ruled that his employer was liable

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Friday, December 15, 2023

DWC Adopts Rules on Expedited Benefits for State Military

  • by Steve Nichols (News Contributor)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted amendments to the agency’s rules concerning medical disputes for workers’ compensation claims.

Amended rules 133.240, 133.250, 133.305,

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Common-Law Wife of Deceased Police Officer Receives Award of Benefits

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court upheld an award of workers’ compensation benefits to the common-law wife of a police officer who died in the line of

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Firefighter Gets Award for Cardiac Issues Following COVID-19 Infection

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his severe cardiac issues after his diagnosis of COVID-19, based on a

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

AWCA's Cap on PPD Doesn't Bar Worker From Receiving Additional Benefits

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the statutory cap of 350 weeks of permanent partial disability benefits did not bar a worker from receiving additional

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Jury's Finding of Retaliatory Termination, Award of Lost Wages Upheld on Appeal

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s finding that a worker had been terminated in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, and it upheld

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Firefighter Who Inspired Brain Injury Coverage Change Dies

  • by Steve Nichols (News Contributor)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Retired Lubbock firefighter Matt Dawson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2020 and was the inspiration for a bill to expand eligibility for lifetime

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Court Upholds Use of Multiplier for Worker's CT Injury

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a cumulative trauma injury was entitled to a statutory three-times multiplier of his award based on

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