November 23, 2022
Utah – Morris v. Labor Comm'n

The petitioner was working as a respiratory therapist on August 19, 2017. The petitioner entered a patient’s room and found the patient standing over the bedside and swaying as if she was going to fall. The petitioner caught the patient and then immediately felt a sharp, pinching pain in her back. The petitioner was eventually […]

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November 14, 2022
Colorado – Injury During Voluntary Physical for Insurance Benefits is Not Compensable

The claimant was offered benefits through his employment including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, and long term disability benefits. These benefits were voluntary and could be waived by the employees. The claimant selected several benefits provided by his employer including supplemental life insurance and long term disability benefits. The insurance company […]

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November 14, 2022
Colorado – Diabetic Foot Ulcer is Found to Not Be Work-Related

The claimant was a groundskeeper for a golf course and part of his duties involved cleaning drains for grass and weeds. When cleaning the drains, the claimant alleged that his feet would become wet. The claimant developed a diabetic foot ulcer, which led to a gangrene infection and several amputations of the foot. The claimant […]

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November 14, 2022
Colorado – Benefits Obtained Through Fraud are Ordered To Be Repaid

The claimant sustained a work related injury to his neck and back. The respondents admitted liability and filed a General Admission of Liability admitting to temporary total disability benefits (TTD benefits). The claimant reported to his authorized treating provider (ATP) that he could not work, and based on this representation, the ATP restricted the claimant […]

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