A circuit court judge in Virginia on Friday said workers’ compensation exclusivity does not preclude a teacher from pursuing a $40 million civil suit for
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim.
Case: Raynes v. Kingston Mining
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for her injury claim.
Case: Harrison v. Hockin,
… Read more »The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who was fired from his job, plus an industrial
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it readopted its rules in Chapter 102-166 as part of a requirement to periodically review its regulations.
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-insurance fund’s governmental immunity was waived under the Workers' Compensation Act for administrative penalties imposed by the Department
… Read more »The Oklahoma Insurance Department completed the move to a new office in Tulsa.
The new office in the Meridian Tower on East Skelly Drive opened
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to an order allowing it to intervene in an injured worker’s lawsuit to
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case:
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision overturning the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis from his coal dust exposure.
Case: Lee
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February 5, 2025 – February 7, 2025. The Business Insurance World Captive Forum, established in 1 …
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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 …