
A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not void a policy based on an employer’s misrepresentation, nor could it maintain a breach-of-contract claim against
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The Virginia Court of Appeals overturned an award of benefits to a worker who suffered identical foot injuries 11 years apart.
Case: HealthSouth Corp. v.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured mine worker, finding that neither doctor who provided
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim and for authorization for a magnetic resonance imaging
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier had no obligation to pay a worker's medical bills that were submitted more than 45 days
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s award of benefits for a back injury.
Case: ACNR Resources Inc. v. Knight,
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the compensability of a former news reporter’s self-developed treatments for a decades-old back injury.
Case: Paxton Media Group v.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his award for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case:
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned a judge’s decision approving a worker’s change of physician but upheld the denial of the employer’s request for a forfeiture
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker did not qualify as a Jones Act seaman.
Case: Edwards v. InterMoor
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