The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a manufacturer of industrial gas $201,573 for what the agency called a preventable explosion that injured five
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a suit against a nonsubscribing employer constitutes "an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under the workers' compensation law”
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review based on her failure to comply with the minimum pleading requirements
… Read more »The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits and future medical care to a nurse for a back injury from moving
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the adoption of revised and new death benefit rules, an audit plan for prescriptions of gabapentin or pregabalin
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a school district employee could not maintain a tort action against a colleague and their employer for injuries from
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim based upon allegedly incorrect information.
Case: Miller v. Grant County Mulch Inc., No.
… Read more »For the second time in a month, a Virginia circuit court judge allowed a worker to move forward with a multimillion-dollar civil suit against an
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal jury in Texas convicted a doctor and the owners of a pharmacy of participating in a
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a self-represented worker’s claim for benefits and motion for a new trial.
Case: Bess v. Graphic Packing
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …