
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s failure to join a pending shoulder injury claim to a settlement for a prior injury resulted in
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a cake decorator’s claim for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Moore v. Wal-Mart Associates Inc., No. 21-0948,
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker who lost the tip of his thumb was not entitled to the statutory 12% permanent partial
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury based on her lack of credibility.
Case: Dix v.
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An Oklahoma construction contractor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay $370,680 in criminal and civil penalties to avoid federal charges for ignoring
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a second magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker with a back injury.
Case: Stewart
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board finding that a worker was not entitled to a permanent impairment award for
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award after the expansion of her
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a subpoena against the conservator for an injured worker’s estate, finding it was not rendered moot by operation of
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for the aggravation of a noncompensable, preexisting injury.
Case: Kenneda v. United Coal Co.,
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