
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter due to his lack of credibility.
Case: Witteman v. Brookfield
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the claim
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim.
Case: Murphy v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 24-773, 07/28/2025,
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Lawmakers from California introduced legislation proposing to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt a federal standard to protect workers in high-heat environments.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Friday released an updated compendium of premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report
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A Florida appeals court rejected a judge of compensation claims' findings that a correctional officer who experienced heart troubles four months after he retired had
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The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that a man pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud for working while receiving benefits.
Mark Chafin
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter as being against the manifest weight of the evidence.
Case:
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit due to his failure to disclose his claims in a bankruptcy
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of an updated magnetic resonance imaging scan of a worker’s lumbar spine.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v.
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