The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously overturned a denial of benefits to a taxi driver who was paralyzed after being shot by a passenger, expressly adopting the
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The Ohio Supreme Court ordered a lower court's judge to give up jurisdiction over a city’s suit against the state Bureau of Workers' Compensation challenging
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California lawmakers want to study the viability of tying medical payments to the value of care provided to injured workers and whether there are differences
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The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the defendants in an insurance fraud case were entitled to a new trial, since the jury was
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a worker timely filed a civil suit against a defendant he had failed to name in the caption of
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Montana lawmakers passed a bill that seeks to clarify comp limitations for injuries suffered during recreational activities.
Rep. Kenneth Walsh
Meanwhile, a
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A Texas appellate court upheld a finding that an insurance carrier did not breach the terms of its settlement with a worker by contesting his
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an employer should have authorized alternate care for an injured worker.
Graciela DeMaldonado worked as a
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A California appellate court upheld the denial of a nurse’s claims of disability discrimination and retaliation after she was terminated.
Camelia Sgarlato worked for the
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In a case of first impression, a Missouri appellate court clarified the phrase "producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury” and upheld an award of
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