Workers' Compensation News
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EMC Reports $8.3M Net Income, Reversing Prior-Year Loss
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11/07/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EMC Insurance Group on Tuesday reported net income of $8.3 million in the third quarter, compared to a $5.6 million loss in the third quarter of 2011.“A combination of improved pricing and more normal catastrophe losses resulted in the best third-quarter results we have reported in...Read More
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Employer Failed to Preserve its Lien Rights in Settlement
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11/05/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer failed to "plainly and unambiguously" preserve its right to a future offset from the third-party settlement proceeds obtained by its injured worker in consenting to the settlement.Case: In the Matter of the Claim of Tamara v. Airborne Express Inc., No. 51...Read More
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Expanded Referral Prohibition Targets Bad Actors
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10/31/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefReferring injured workers for non-medical services in exchange for cash or other financial incentives isn’t illegal in California yet, but it will be starting Jan. 1.Ph...Read More
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EPIC Appoints Principal in Los Angeles Office
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10/31/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced Tuesday that it appointed Cris Nunez as principal of its Los Angeles office.EPIC said in a press release that Nunez brings more than 20 years of experience in comme...Read More
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EK Health Holding SB 863 Webinar
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10/30/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EK Health Services Inc. is holding a webinar to answer questions from system users about various provisions in SB 863, the reform measure that takes effect in California on Jan. 1.Stephen Kline, chief legal counsel for EK Health, will host the free one-hour webinar and explore various co...Read More
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Eyewitness Testimony Enough to Rule that Truck Driver Died in Crash
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10/30/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An eyewitness account of a truck driver's death in a fiery crash supported a trial court's decision that a fatality occurred in the course and scope of employment, despite expert testimony that the driver had more likely suffered a heart attack before the accident, the Alabama Court of Appea...Read More
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Exclusivity Barred Worker's Claim against Building Owner
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10/25/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Exclusivity barred a plaintiff's tort claims against the owners of the building where she worked where the property owners were also the owners and officers of the company for which she worked. Case: Hilgart v. 210 Mittel Drive Partnership et al., No. 08-L-1...Read More
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ExecuSummit Schedules Trucking Subrogation Conference
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10/24/2012
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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ExecuSummit has scheduled its first annual conference on national commercial trucking subrogation strategies at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Convention Center in Uncasville, Conn.The company said the conference will run Dec. 4-5 and will include sessions on comparative negligence, crushe...Read More
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Employer Had no Duty to Preserve Beam Involved in Accident
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10/24/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A general contractor had no duty to preserve a concrete I-beam, which was involved in an accident resulting in injuries to several employees, to be used as evidence in the employees' actions against third parties for their injuries, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled....Read More
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EPIC Hires Former State Fund Adjuster as VP of Claims in Fresno
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10/19/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced on Thursday that it has hired Joe Dunn as vice president of workers' compensation claims in its Fresno office.EPIC said Dunn brings 11 years of experience in workers...Read More
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