Ohio Worker Awarded Permanent Loss of Use Award Despite Not Reaching MMI

MT Court Takes Common Sense Path in Concurrent Employment Injury Claim

Virginia High Court Says Permanent Impairment Computed Before, Not After, Hip Replacement Surgery

In a decision that is likely to raise some eyebrows, a divided Supreme Court of Virginia, affirming an earlier decision by a lower appellate court, held that an injured employee’s...

Florida Employee Awarded PTD Benefits 17 Years After Retirement

In a case in which the original work-related injury occurred two decades before the appellate decision, a Florida appellate court held that a JCC erred in focusing on a claimant's...

Colorado ALJ May Not Find MMI Without Appropriate Expert Medical Opinion

A Colorado appellate court recently held that a workers’ compensation claimant may not be placed at the point of maximum medical improvement (MMI) where neither the claimant’s treating physician nor...