Trial Lawyers Slam Comp Changes Inserted into Budget Bill

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefOhio trial lawyers have denounced what they call a "legislative sleight-of-hand" that resulted in several workers' compensation provisions -- including changes in lump-sum payments in amputation cases -- being inserted into a budget bill to be sent to Gov. John Kasich (R).John Van Doorn, executive director of the Ohio Association for Justice, told WorkCompCentral on Friday that the organization is considering possible legal action to prevent the changes from going into effect -- although no final decision on that has been made.But a representative of the O...