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Mo. Top Court Cuts Rail Worker’s Award to $9 Million after Double Leg Amputation
Mo. Top Court Cuts Rail Worker’s Award to $9 Million after Double Leg Amputation

Case File A railroad worker fell on to the tracks while trying to board a moving train when he bumped in a sign that was too close under state law, but the trial court erred […]
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction

Case File Did not meeting a 20-day deadline require a reduction in benefits? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Juncal v. Maspeth Remodeling, No. CV-23-2242 (N.Y. App. Div. […]
Worker’s Medical Evidence Carries Day on Questions about Fall from Ladder
Worker’s Medical Evidence Carries Day on Questions about Fall from Ladder

Case File Testimony of two doctors was enough for a New York court to find in a worker's favor on the question of whether the worker's injury arose out of and in the course of […]
Minn. Top Court Sends Incapacity Question to Workers’ Compensation Judge under State Law
Minn. Top Court Sends Incapacity Question to Workers’ Compensation Judge under State Law

Case File Is incapacity something that a workers' compensation court or a district court should handle in Minnesota? According to the state's top court, the answer comes down to the question of whether it's an […]
Inconsistencies Abound but don’t Hurt Calif. Worker’s Case
Inconsistencies Abound but don’t Hurt Calif. Worker’s Case

Case File While a California worker presented some contradictory information about his injury, they weren't enough to show that he did not experience an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment. […]
Parents of Deceased Ark. Worker Lose Out to Son’s Wife on Dependency Benefits
Parents of Deceased Ark. Worker Lose Out to Son’s Wife on Dependency Benefits

Case File While it was culturally accepted that a worker would take care of his parents as they got older, the fact that he was married at the time of his on-the-job death meant that […]
$4,300 Counsel Fees Meet Criteria for Lien on N.Y. Employer’s Reimbursement
$4,300 Counsel Fees Meet Criteria for Lien on N.Y. Employer’s Reimbursement

Case File When a claimant's attorney sought fees in connect with a claim, the court found a lien on the employer's reimbursement was in line with New York's Workers' Compensation Law. Simply Research subscribers have […]
Medical Evidence Supports VA Worker’s Online Training Injury, but not Headaches, Pain
Medical Evidence Supports VA Worker’s Online Training Injury, but not Headaches, Pain

Case File ECAB decided that some of a V.A. worker's medical evidence supported her claims but not all of them. Simply Research readers have access to the full text of the decision. Case P.V. and […]