VA: One Basket, Two Injuries—and Only One Compensable Accident

In *Sairafianpour v. Loudoun County Public Schools*, 2026 Va. App. LEXIS 430 (Aug. 11, 2026), the Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision awarding medical benefits…

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Aug 19, 2026

VA: One Basket, Two Injuries—and Only One Compensable Accident

VA: One Basket, Two Injuries—and Only One Compensable Accident VA: One Basket, Two Injuries—and Only One Compensable Accident

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Mar 24, 2025

PA Supreme Court Affirms Cannabidiol Reimbursement for Injured Attorney

In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that a workers’ compensation claimant may be reimbursed for the cost of physician-prescribed cannabidiol (CBD)...

PA Supreme Court Affirms Cannabidiol Reimbursement for Injured Attorney PA Supreme Court Affirms Cannabidiol Reimbursement for Injured Attorney

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Jan 5, 2016

California Court Uses Firefighter’s Rule to Bar Negligence Action By UPS Driver

Applying the firefighter’s rule, a specialized assumption of risk doctrine under which, in its most classic form, a person who starts a fire is said to owe no duty of...

California Court Uses Firefighter’s Rule to Bar Negligence Action By UPS Driver California Court Uses Firefighter’s Rule to Bar Negligence Action By UPS Driver

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Sep 21, 2022

Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim

Where an Illinois employee failed to indicate to his employer that his absence from work was due to an alleged work-related injury and he filed his workers’ compensation claim six...

Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim

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