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The Ohio Supreme Court ordered an appeals court to dismiss a worker’s challenge to the denial of permanent total disability benefits because the worker died while the case was pending.
The high court rejected the argument that the 10th District Court of Appeals lost jurisdiction over the action when David McCartney died, but it agreed that his death rendered the action moot and that the specific facts of the case require the lower court… Read more »
The Court of Appeals of the State of Nevada affirmed a district court decision ordering Clark County and Corvel Corp. to pay permanent total disability benefits to a retired firefighter.
Case: Clark County and Corvel Corp. v. Joseph Castiglia, No. 90771-COA, 10/08/2026, published.
Facts: Joseph Castiglia worked as a firefighter for Clark County for about 25 years before retiring in 2005. In 2014, he was diagnosed with coronary artery disease.
His… Read more »
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker either had to undergo the surgery recommended by two of his treating doctors or have his total disability benefits terminated.
Case: Galich v. SIPA North America Inc., No. COA25-512, 10/07/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Sergey Galich worked as a field service engineer for SIPA North America Inc. He injured his right… Read more »
A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a firefighter’s cardiac condition against the first of his two employers, with which he worked when he developed heart disease.
Case: City of Maitland v. McGovern, No. 1D2025-2729, 10/07/2026, published.
Facts: William McGovern began working as a firefighter for the… Read more »A Columbus woman pleaded guilty to one count of fraud after investigators found out that she was taking disability benefits while working, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said.
Betty Boateng, 50, worked as an in-home caregiver for more than one… Read more »
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