Judge Calls for Briefs by Sept. 15 in Suit over Bureau's Rating System

The judge in a lawsuit by Ohio businesses seeking to require the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to change its rate-setting system has requested briefs from the parties by Sept. 15.Closing arguments in the dispute, No. CV-07-644950, San Allen v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, were completed Wednesday afternoon in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland, bureau spokeswoman Maria Smith told WorkCompCentral Thursday.Cross examination of John Pedrick, chief actuary for the bureau, was completed Wednesday morning, Smith reported.The plaintiffs argue the bureau's group disc...