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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries City of Philadelphia v. Deloatch Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania CASES CONSOLIDATED No. 541 C.D. 2022, No. 589 C.D. 2022 Decided Dec. 24, 2024 The Commonwealth Court addresses the impact of failing to preserve the issue of a subrogation lien at every stage of a case as well as the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Springfield Pest, et al. v. Scott Peterman Court of Appeals of Virginia 2024 W. Va. App. Decided: Nov. 26, 2023 When awarding permanent partial disability benefits, the Workers’ Compensation Commission may use a claimant’s post-surgery impairment rating where the claimant’s condition worsens following a corrective surgery. Background On June… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES West Virginia Case Summaries Carter v. Humana, Inc. Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia Case No. 2056-23-2 Decided: Dec. 23, 2024 Claim denial is appropriate when a Claimant fails to show she is at an increased risk of injury in her employment as the injury is not causally related to her… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Riehl v. Beiler Bros., LLC No. 1563 C.D. 2023 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: November 18, 2024 Section 410 applied where a claimant died before the final adjudication of his claim, regardless of the cause of death. Background The Claimant sustained disabling work-related injuries in October 2011, for which… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Perry v. Mid Atlantic Hose Center, LLC (WCAB) No. 850 C.D. 2023 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: Sept. 17, 2024 The failure to list all treating physicians in a UR request does not necessarily invalidate the UR process. Background On June 17, 2021, Employer requested a utilization review (UR)… read more