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Glossary Check: Idaho ‘Medical Probability’
Glossary Check: Idaho ‘Medical Probability’

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Anyone who reads cases or watches a little Court TV has come across the phrase "burden of proof." In an Idaho workers' compensation case, the burden of proof is on the […]
Chart View: W. Va. Basics of Compensability
Chart View: W. Va. Basics of Compensability

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're looking for a quick primer on what the fundamentals of workers' compensation law in West Virginia and how courts apply legal analysis, the following chart provides a reference guide. […]
What Do You Think: Did Laborer’s Testicle Swelling, Pain Stem from Fall at Work?
What Do You Think: Did Laborer’s Testicle Swelling, Pain Stem from Fall at Work?

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Inconsistencies in an employee's story about how they hurt themselves can spell the end of a workers' compensation claim. As a recent West Virginia case shows, just because a worker fell […]
Ill. Worker’s Procedural Missteps Bring Appeal to a Halt
Ill. Worker’s Procedural Missteps Bring Appeal to a Halt

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While courts often are forgiving of minor mistakes that parties without legal representation make, just because a claimant doesn't have an attorney doesn't mean he can circumvent the rules. As a […]
Medical Evidence of Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath Defeats Reports of Back Injury at Work
Medical Evidence of Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath Defeats Reports of Back Injury at Work

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's not uncommon for workers' compensation cases to involve multiple sources of medical evidence that span a period of months or years. But as Harrah's Illinois Corporation v. Illinois Workers' Compensation […]
Glossary Check: Nev. ‘Odd Lot’ Doctrine
Glossary Check: Nev. ‘Odd Lot’ Doctrine

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- For those who checked out Chris Parker's Nov. 2 What Do You Think feature, you ran into a helping of the "odd lot" doctrine in Nevada. So just what does […]
Medical Evidence Disconnects Ariz. Worker’s Carpal Tunnel from AutoZone Work
Medical Evidence Disconnects Ariz. Worker’s Carpal Tunnel from AutoZone Work

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker's wrist problems sent him into surgery, did he have enough medical evidence to establish a compensable injury? According to the court in, Johnson v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for Minor or Incapacitated Claimant
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for Minor or Incapacitated Claimant

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, when it appears that a workers' compensation claimant is a minor or incapacitated person, the commission may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the […]