Texas Court Rejects COVID-19 Death Claim

No Reliable Proof of Increased Occupational Risk As the first wave of COVID-19 workers’ compensation litigation begins to settle into the books, appellate courts are leaving behind decisions that will…

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Apr 30, 2026

Texas Court Rejects COVID-19 Death Claim

Texas Court Rejects COVID-19 Death Claim Texas Court Rejects COVID-19 Death Claim

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Apr 10, 2015

West Virginia Employee’s Unexplained Fall Was Idiopathic And Not Compensable

In a memorandum decision, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to an employee who suffered a dislocation of his left knee...

West Virginia Employee’s Unexplained Fall Was Idiopathic And Not Compensable West Virginia Employee’s Unexplained Fall Was Idiopathic And Not Compensable

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Feb 22, 2021

Arkansas Muscle Strain Claim May Be Compensable Where Physician Did Not Observe Spasms

Construing Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-102(4)(D) (Supp. 2019), which indicates that a compensable injury must be established by medical evidence supported by objective findings [emphasis mine], an Arkansas appellate court...

Arkansas Muscle Strain Claim May Be Compensable Where Physician Did Not Observe Spasms Arkansas Muscle Strain Claim May Be Compensable Where Physician Did Not Observe Spasms

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Nov 14, 2012

New York: Failure to Disclose Injury in Professional Boxing Match Causes Forfeiture of Future Disability Rights

A New York appellate court, in Martinez v. Lefrak City Mngmt., 2012 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7330 (3rd Dept., Nov. 8, 2012), recently affirmed a finding by the state’s Workers’...

New York: Failure to Disclose Injury in Professional Boxing Match Causes Forfeiture of Future Disability Rights New York: Failure to Disclose Injury in Professional Boxing Match Causes Forfeiture of Future Disability Rights

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