What's Hot in Workers' Comp DE FL NJ PA Vol. 29 No. 8 August 2025

Vol. 29, No. 8, August 2025

Delaware

Delaware Superior Court Affirms Board’s Interpretation of Total Disability Duration Under Gilliard-Belfast, Setting Stage for Supreme Court Clarification

United Parcel Service v. Smith, C.A. No. N24A-10-006 CLS (Del. Super. May 19, 2025). Read more.

Florida

by Blake J. Hood, Esq.

Court of Appeal Holds that Judges of Compensation Claims Lack Jurisdiction Over Employer/Carrier Paid Costs and Have Limited Role in Reviewing employer/Carrier Paid Fees

Fox v. Sarasota County School Board, Fla. 1^st DCA, No. 1D2023-3093, June 25, 2025. Read more.

New Jersey

by Kiara K. Hartwell, Esq.

Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Construction Zone Death Suit Against employer and Engineering Firms Based on Workers’ Compensation Bar and Failure to Serve Affidavits of Merit.

Estate of Mike Alexander, Deceased, et al. v. Northeast Sweepers, et al., No. A-1486-23 (June 19, 2025). Read more.

Pennsylvania

by Francis X. Wickersham, Esq.

Court Affirms Termination Petition After C&R Agreement Limits Scope of Work Injury

Darin Borrelli v. Interstate Gas Supply (WCAB), No. 188 C.D. 2024, February 24, 2025, (previously not reported and reported by Order dated July 8, 2025). Read more.

Court Affirms Benefits for Aggravation of Preexisting Knee Condition Despite Employer’s Challenge

Lebanon Transit v. Philip Schaeffer (WCAB), No. 141 C.D. 2024, April 7, 2025, (previously not reported and reported by Order dated July 10, 2025). Read more.

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