Construing Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-102(4)(D) (Supp. 2019), which indicates that a compensable injury must be established by medical evidence supported by objective findings [emphasis mine], an Arkansas appellate court...
Arkansas Muscle Strain Claim May Be Compensable Where Physician Did Not Observe Spasms Arkansas Muscle Strain Claim May Be Compensable Where Physician Did Not Observe SpasmsStressing that Virginia courts were required to “liberally construe” the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, but not the evidence in the record before it, the Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed...
Virginia Courts “Liberally Construe” the State’s Act—Not the Evidence Itself Virginia Courts “Liberally Construe” the State’s Act—Not the Evidence ItselfFor many of us, it’s uncanny. Within a few days of flying on a commercial jet, we come down with some sort of cold or bronchial disorder. Our intuition tells us...
NY Correction Officer Fails to Link Bronchitis to Commercial Airline Flight NY Correction Officer Fails to Link Bronchitis to Commercial Airline FlightTestimony by an injured crane operator that he was interested in opening a restaurant was too speculative to support the full commission’s finding that the crane operator had not proved...
South Carolina: Injured Crane Operator’s Confident Testimony that He Could Run a Restaurant Did Not Constitute Substantial Evidence That He Had Not Proved Wage Loss South Carolina: Injured Crane Operator’s Confident Testimony that He Could Run a Restaurant Did Not Constitute Substantial Evidence That He Had Not Proved Wage Loss