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Apr 20, 2026
Administrative – Black Lung benefits award is affirmed
The 4th Circuit affirmed an administrative law judge's award of black lung benefits to Harold Baisden, rejecting Wolf Run Mining's rebuttal of legal pneumoconiosis presumption.
Apr 8, 2026
Administrative – Coal miner’s years of employment was improperly calculated
Where an administrative law judge and the Benefits Review Board held that a coal miner was required to show a 365-day employment relationship with his employer during each year for […]
Legal Tech
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
- Workers’ Compensation-Vehicle accident paralyzes Brazilian cement worker
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
Opinion Digests
- Tort – Jury’s zero-damages verdict for inmate plaintiff affirmed
- Parent and child – Record supported termination of mother’s parental rights
- Criminal – Man convicted of grand larceny after stealing $26,000
- Parent and child – Brothers dispute who should be their mother’s guardian
- Tort – Allegedly defamatory statements lacked the requisite “sting”
- Criminal – Felony eluding conviction supported by dash cam video
- Jury and jurors – Batson challenge fails
