Judges Give Attorneys Advice on Moving Cases Along

Failure to review medical reports for compliance with Senate Bill 899 is one of the most common mistakes that workers' compensation attorneys make, a judge told applicants' attorneys Friday. Workers' Compensation Judge Scott Seiden of Santa Monica listed the failure to review medical reports for compliance with the new law among the top mistakes he sees attorneys make. Seiden spoke on a three-judge panel at the California Applicants' Attorneys Association convention in San Diego. "A problem that we (judges) find is that very often the medical reports are not compliant with Escobedo," Sei...