
A Texas appeals court affirmed summary judgment for a senior living facility in a nurse’s slip-and-fall case, finding the employer had no duty to protect
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An Illinois appellate court on Thursday revived a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a municipal water worker who drowned after being sent
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A Tennessee appeals board on Thursday affirmed a ruling that a truck driver who developed a severe infection after suffering a cut at work is
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s voluntary dismissal of a retaliatory discharge claim, though taken to avoid adverse pretrial rulings, did not trigger
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A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a truck driver who died of COVID-19.
Case: Matter of Hogan
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a truck driver, as well as a determination that his compensable
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The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Court of Appeals directing an administrative law judge to revisit a determination that a worker’s surgery
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Cannabis can't qualify as reasonable and necessary medical treatment under the Longshore Harbor and Workers' Compensation Act because it remains a Schedule I drug under
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The Delaware Superior Court overturned an administrative finding that an injured forklift driver was not a displaced worker.
Case: Smith v. Allen Foods, No. S25A-08-002
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A New York appellate court upheld a 20% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: In the Matter of
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