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A federal appellate court upheld an award of partial disability benefits and attorney fees to a ship painter under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act for his respiratory ailments.
Calvin Chaffers worked as a ship painter for Jeffboat Inc. at a shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. According to Chaffers, his work exposed him to fumes and particles from toxic paints, paint thinner, antifreeze, welding, gouging, sandblasting and… Read more »
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s impairment rating for a distal clavicle excision should not have been reduced.
Case: Klein v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 25-0458, 06/26/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Brian Klein injured his right shoulder while working for Whirlpool Corp. He underwent shoulder surgery that included a distal clavicle… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment in his Labor Law action for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder, and that the defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing his claims.
Case: Bunay v. One City Block LLC, No. 152975/19, 595684/21, 06/25/2026,… Read more »News: NORTH
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker for his bladder and kidney urothelial cancer.
Case: West Virginia Department of Transportation v. Thorn, No. 25-ICA-458, 06/30/2026, published.
Facts: Dennis Thorn worked for the West Virginia Department of Transportation for 36 years.… Read more »
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld a determination that a worker’s condition had worsened to the point that he was entitled to permanent total disability benefits.
Case: Muhlenberg County Coal Co. LLC v. Rodgers, No. 2025-SC-0336-WC, 06/25/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Gregory Rodgers worked for… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its report on 2025 California Workers’ Compensation Losses and Expenses, providing an overview of statewide insurer spending for the 2025 calendar year.
WCIRB found that incurred losses and expenses in 2025 were $15.7 billion, or 102% of… Read more »
A New York appeals court on Wednesday ruled that workers' compensation exclusivity bars negligence claims against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. arising from alleged sexual abuse after an employee turned 18, while allowing a hostile work environment claim to proceed.
In Case No. 2025-03300, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate… Read more »
A New York appeals court on Wednesday refused to dismiss claims arising from alleged sexual abuse against a public school district and school board on workers' compensation exclusivity grounds because they failed to establish workers' comp coverage during the relevant period.
In Case No. 2025-08146,… Read more »
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