An Ohio appellate court rescinded a worker’s award of permanent total disability benefits, finding he had engaged in fraud by collecting compensation while he was
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A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it reviewed new medical reports finding that a man was unable to return to work and in
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An injured worker’s 2023 medical malpractice action was time-barred because more than three years had passed since she underwent the physical therapy that allegedly caused
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the time frame for an injured worker to sue her doctor for malpractice did not start on the
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from an enhanced award of benefits to a worker because it violated
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The Washington Court of Appeals overturned a jury verdict finding that a flight attendant was entitled to benefits for her COVID-19 infection, since the jury
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who experienced issues on his left side after a
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The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker can receive benefits for injuries she sustained from an idiopathic fall while she was working — if
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California lawmakers closed out the 2024 legislative session by passing a bill that would allow electronic signatures on all work comp documents, and a bill requiring that doctors
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A California appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board lacks jurisdiction to act on a petition for reconsideration more than 60 days after
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