CAAA Wants TPA, Adjuster Prosecuted for Worker's Death

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe California Applicants’ Attorneys Association is urging the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office to file criminal charges against third-party administrator Sedgwick Claims Management Services and one of its adjusters for allegedly causing the death of an injured worker. In May, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board referred Sedgwick CMS to the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Audit Unit for unreasonably delaying or denying treatment for a patient who was dying from an infection he contracted after undergoing surgery ...