Publications

The claimant contends that he contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty. Following his diagnosis, he was hospitalized, fell into a coma and later underwent extensive rehabilitation. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

A workers’ compensation insurer initiated a Billing Review Petition, claiming it had overpaid a pharmacy for medication previously deemed neither reasonable nor necessary in a 2015 Utilization Review Determination. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

NEWS RESULTS* Benjamin Durstein (Wilmington, DE): What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The Delaware Superior Court reviewed and affirmed a decision by the Industrial Accident Board concerning a claimant who sustained a compensable work-related back injury in 2015, commuted the claim in 2018 and in 2023, while working for a different What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The claimant was injured in a workplace accident and subsequently hospitalized. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The petitioner’s legal dispute arose from a series of workers’ compensation claims related to injuries sustained during her employment at separate employers. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

In a case hinging on the interpretation of impairment rating evaluations (IREs) under the Act, the Commonwealth Court has ordered a remand after determining that the physician conducting the IRE erred by rating only the accepted work injuries. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The Commonwealth Court upheld a decision refusing to set aside a Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable issued after a claimant claimed work-related colon cancer. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

NEWS RESULTS* Michael McMaster (Philadelphia, PA): What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

In Delaware workers’ compensation cases, claimants who are unable to return to their previous jobs due to injury may contend they are prima facie displaced or actually displaced. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.