A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation.

Case: Thornton v. City of

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a doctor’s request for a worker to receive an oral medication prescribed for lung diseases.

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that employees and contractors working for an independent contractor do not fall within the manual labor exception for entitlement to

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable back injury.

Case: Spartan Mining Co. v. Burgess, No. 24-ICA-485,

The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for surgery to an injured worker, as well as a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits.

The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury verdict awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits for his respiratory problems, even though the primary diagnosis for