The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine.
Case: Trujillo v. Luna Community
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a paramedic suffered a compensable injury and that the record supported a compensable diagnosis of
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A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
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The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for benefits for a herniated nucleus pulposus.
The case was Proulx v. Saveway Market Inc.,
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A former City of San Francisco employee was sentenced to three years in state prison for defrauding the city out of more than $627,000, the District Attorney's
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A bill in Washington state would broaden who can be recognized as an “attending provider” under its workers' compensation system.
H.B. 2243 would amend current
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a 13% permanent partial impairment for an injured health care worker.
Case: Hospice
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to reinstatement of his indemnity benefits without evidence that he had reattached to
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