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  • State: Texas
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A Texas appeals court overturned a $750,000 jury award against Sentry Insurance, finding that a permanently disabled worker's bad faith claims were barred by the

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  • State: Ohio
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation doesn’t want to let the bed bugs bite. And if they do, it could be a workers' comp claim,

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  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a case had to be remanded for a judge to address whether a worker’s disability was a natural

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  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 33% permanent partial disability benefits to an injured coal miner.

Case: Murray American Energy Inc.

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  • State: Virginia
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A federal appellate court ruled that the government was entitled to the “windfall” of enjoying immunity for a contractor’s injuries under Virginia’s workers’ compensation law.

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  • State: South Dakota
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The South Dakota Supreme Court reinstated a decision by an administrative law judge denying a worker’s claim for additional treatment.

Case: Pham v. Smithfield Foods

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  • State: California
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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released its 2025 State of the System report, providing an overview of California's system.

The report highlights recent trends

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  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal involving conditions under which an injured worker forfeits all rights to compensation by refusing reasonable medical

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  • State: Ohio
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An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil actions against his employer, the general contractor of a project and a subcontractor for injuries

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  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered a compensable injury to his foot, but ruled that the case had to

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