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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Canada

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Colorado

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303-675-4401

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Florida

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

MARTENS WORK COMP LAW LLC

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316-461-0135

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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601-944-7722

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LATEST NEWS

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Missouri

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Montana

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406-252-3441

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Nebraska

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402-819-1146

LATEST NEWS

Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Burial Benefit To Increase

Nevada

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775-786-2882

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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Court Finds Petitioner Cannot Prove Work-Related Need for Breast Reconstruction Surgery

New Mexico

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970-204-9056

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New York

HAMBERGER & WEISS LLP

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716-854-1578

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North Carolina

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919-873-0166

919-873-1814

Tracey Jones | Bio

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LATEST NEWS

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North Dakota

Crowley Fleck PLLP

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406-252-5292

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Ohio

CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP

216-622-8200

216-241-0816

Christopher Ward | Bio

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614-621-7102

Raymond Tarasuck | Bio

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216-622-8259

LATEST NEWS

Ohio Workers' Compensation State Law Update

Oklahoma

LOTT & VALENTINE

405-840-3290

405-840-4848

Dean Lott | Bio

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405-840-3290

John Valentine | Bio

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405-840-3290

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Oregon

CUMMINS, GOODMAN, DENLEY & VICKERS, P.C.

503-476-8201

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Pennsylvania

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(412) 904-5223

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an unpublished opinion

Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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803-231-7824

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803-231-7824

Nick Haigler | Bio

803-231-7847

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South Dakota

BOYCE LAW FIRM, LLP

605-334-0618

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South Dakota Department of Labor finds a work injury caused Claimant’s arthritic shoulder to be symptomatic

Tennessee

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931-372-9123

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LATEST NEWS

Tennessee Legislature Revises Statutory Standards for Award of Attorney's Fees

Texas

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Injured worker waits twenty years, then sues employer, carrier and own attorney for millions

Utah

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801-531-7968

Ford G. Scalley | Bio

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801-531-7870

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Vermont

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802-863-3494

David Grebe | Bio

dag@mc-fitz.com

802-863-3494

LATEST NEWS

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Virginia

FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK

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703-793-0298

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Washington

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Washington D.C.

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410-752-8700

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410-230-3622

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410-230-3963

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West Virginia

SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC

304-340-3823

304-340-3801

H. Dill Battle III | Bio

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304-206-1986

Charity K. Lawrence | Bio

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304-720-4056

LATEST NEWS

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Wisconsin

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414-273-1986

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Wyoming

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