Young: The Supreme Court Steps In

Could utilization review physicians and UR provider companies face liability lawsuits filed by injured workers alleging they were damaged by the administration of the UR process? Perhaps. That appears to be possible under certain circumstances after a 2016 decision by the California Court of Appeal 4th District, Kirk King v. CompPartners (see link to the decision at the bottom of this post). Applicants' attorneys were elated when the King decision came down. This was seen by many as a much-needed incentive for UR providers to clean up their acts. The threat of monetary lia...