A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s average weekly wages had been miscalculated and that he was entitled to penalties for his employer’s
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits, fees and penalties because her employer failed to offer her a
… Read more »The North Carolina Supreme Court expressly adopted a long-standing Court of Appeals precedent using the "directly related" test to determine whether the causal connection required
… Read more »The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a worker did not meet her burden of showing that her right knee injury or her altered gait caused
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court rejected a worker’s challenges to the appointment of the arbitrator in his case and upheld a determination that the worker failed to prove
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of an injured worker’s penalty petition based on her failure to reimburse her employer’s lien.
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… Read more »A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a mine foreman injured while working in West Virginia could not pursue a claim for benefits in his
… Read more »The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a worker was not unfairly prejudiced or surprised when her employer’s expert testified about the content of her medical
… Read more »A California appellate court overturned a grant of nonsuit against a hay delivery company for a dairy employee who was injured when bales fell on
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a university employee for his injuries from a fall that occurred during an overnight
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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