Industry Insights
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Bishop: Pay Attention to Flawed Studies in QME Reports | 11/09/2021 | |
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| By: David M. Bishop | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When reviewing panel qualified medical evaluator reports, it’s common for practitioners to gloss over the “research” section despite the fact that the respective doctor is relying on said research to come to the conclusion with the respect to causation, nature, extent and a...Read More | |||
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Burns: Avoiding Additional QME Panels | 06/25/2021 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| One of the most common complaints that arise in the life of a workers' compensation case, from a defense perspective, is applicants requesting additional QME panels. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: AOE/COE and After-Hours Industrial Injuries | 04/27/2021 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In today's COVID environment, many employers have provided a large degree of flexibility for their employees to work from home or, alternatively, return to the office on a part-time basis. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: How Bad Does a Catastrophic Injury Really Need to Be? | 02/26/2021 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Remember the "bad old days?” Do...Read More | |||
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Beach: Has the 4th DCA Killed the Petition for Contribution? | 11/05/2020 | |
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| By: Hayden M. Beach | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| California’s 4th District Court of Appeal recently issued a decision that appears to have taken a stab at killing the petition for contribution as we know it. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: An Overview of SJDB Vouchers and Recent Case Law | 10/26/2020 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Despite the elimination of vocational rehabilitation in 2005, California has continued a modified system allowing injured workers to pursue retraining in the form of a vocational voucher. ...Read More | |||
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Busenlener: State Penalizes Carriers for Asserting Statutory Right of Subrogation | 10/02/2020 | |
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| By: James T. Busenlener | |||
| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When it comes to the apparent evils of workers’ compensation subrogation, the State of Arkansas truly believes that all an injured employee ever wants is a fair advantage. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Are Temp Job Assignments to Religious Employers Unconstitutional? | 09/01/2020 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You've been there: The injured employee has temporary work restrictions that the employer cannot accommodate. What are your options? ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: The Trials and Tribulations of Subpoenas | 08/20/2020 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Every adjuster has been there: You're sitting at your claims desk (or, in the era of coronavirus, on your couch wearing your bunny slippers) when you receive a subpoena for your file. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel and Kamin: Multiple Employers Over 14 Days (Who's Liable?) | 05/22/2020 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel and John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Per Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent executive order, issued on May 6, employees who have a positive test result or diagnosis of COVID-19 within 14 days of performing work somewhere other than home at the direction of the employer may enjoy a broad rebuttable presumption that the infection is ...Read More | |||
