Industry Insights
| The Good and Bad of Costa | 12/16/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Mike Sullivan This is the case of Joey Costa v. Hardy, and it pertains to the permanent disability schedule. It has, in essence, two findings, one good and one bad. I give a brief summary here. 1. The board decided that the new schedule is in and of itself valid and ...Read More | |||
| Telecommuting May Solve Terrorism Insurance Debate | 12/16/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Nicole Belson Goluboff What would happen if future terrorist attacks bankrupted the insurance industry? In the face of this prospect, re-insurance companies -- the companies that insure insurers -- began excluding terrorism from the coverage they offered. The lack of re-i...Read More | |||
| Three More Commissioners Hasn't Reduced Backlog | 11/04/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael E. Rusin Around the Commission: Commissioner Assignments Made The new Illinois workers' compensation statute authorized the increase in the size of the Workers' Compensation Commission. There are now 10 commissioners including the Chairman (instead of 7). Three ...Read More | |||
| Third-Party Reviewers: Nothing More Than Armchair Quarterbacks | 10/21/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Editor's note: The following is an edited letter from the leaders of California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery to its members. On behalf of its members, CSIMS recently wrote to the California Division of Workers' Compensation to describe a disturbing trend that has bec...Read More | |||
| The Practical Effects and Unintended Consequences of Sierra Pacific | 10/21/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By York McGavin All of us who worked on Sierra Pacific gave it our best shot. Although I am somewhat disturbed by the fact the Supreme Court has declined to review and refused to depublish Sierra Pacific, I do see some light at the end of the tunnel. Fi...Read More | |||
| The Lawyer as the Insurance Claims Expert | 10/06/2006 | ||
| By: Barry Zalma | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Barry Zalma Although people not involved in the business of insurance consider it to be difficult to understand, it is a simple contractual relationship easier to understand than a common commercial lease. When presenting evidence to a jury about an insurance dispute, a lawyer expert...Read More | |||
| The Illinois Commission - Super Sized! | 09/09/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael E. Rusin Around the Commission The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission was super sized. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed three new commissioners, increasing the number of commissioners from seven to 10, including the chairman. The hiring of three...Read More | |||
| The Settlement of Medical Liens Without Litigation | 08/26/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following column is republished from the WorkCompCentral Professional Forums. By Pete Park As we process the "past" medical liens for another 12 to 18 months, most of the medical liens don't have to litigate, granted UR issues are understood. I learned that med-legal case...Read More | |||
| Through the Fraud Vacuum | 08/26/2006 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Peter Rousmaniere Why do we know so little about insurance fraud? Why, after so many years of effort to control workers' comp fraud and abuse by claimants, medical providers and employers, do we know so little about how we're doing? The articles I read, the speeches I hear at conferences...Read More | |||
| The Appeal Process Slow Down | 08/26/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael Rusin The review process consisting of the appeal from the arbitration level to the Commission level has been very slow for the past year. Part of the new statute was to increase the size of the Commission from seven commissioners to 10 commissioners. The purpose of the ...Read More | |||
