Case File Determining whether a workers' compensation carrier had subrogation rights to a claimant's subsequent UIM award required a determination of whether the award was "boardable" under Delaware Supreme Court caselaw from the so-called Henry […]

Case File A Nevada presumption did not create a standalone category of compensable lung disease that would eliminate a corrections officer's need to show exposure, according to the state's top court. Simply Research subscribers have […]

Case File A California court made clear that irrespective of the reasons why a treating physician selects a particular duration of treatment in a request for authorization, the request is subject to utilization reviews and […]

Case File In a case that Simply Research subscribers have access to, Utah's top court explained that the state's legislature intended that a claimant who wants to seek the type of benefits workers’ compensation provides […]

Case File Because an ALJ's decision imputing earning capacity based on the state's minimum wage in 2023 didn't get sent to the parties until 2024, the Appellate Division determined that a revision was due to […]

Case File Although performing CPR on people, including children, who might not pull through isn't beyond what a firefighter might expect on the job, witnessing the deaths of two babies in a 16-month period following […]

Case File Is an employee who experiences intermittent layoffs due to the seasonal nature of his job a "seasonal" worker under Maine law? Not necessarily, and Simply Research subscribers can read the full text about […]

Case File After sustaining an injury from a toppling load, an employee for Lowe's had a somewhat rocky relationship with a doctor treating her, eventually holding up a picture of Jesus and declaring that he […]