Desire to relieve pain from work injury supports claim for overdose

In New York, a worker's death resulting from an accidental overdose taken to relieve a condition caused by a work-related accident can be compensable.



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Louisiana: Costs per claim show fastest growth in 16-state WCRI study

Louisiana has the dubious distinction of having the fastest growing costs per workers' comp claim from 2007 to 2009 in a multistate study.



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Driver's preexisting heart disease, risk factors scuttle widow's claim

In Virginia, no presumption that a worker's death arose out of and in the course of employment exists when the worker suffers from preexisting heart disease and subsequently dies of cardiac arrest at work.



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Therapist's expectation of worsening of injury blocks claim for bunions

In South Carolina, a worker is not entitled to benefits for the worsening of a preexisting condition if the worsening of the condition was not unexpected.



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Tolling shields claim for temporary disability from dismissal

In Virginia, the tolling mechanism operates twice in cases in which a worker works light-duty employment after receiving temporary disability payments and during and after receiving permanent partial disability payments.



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