Workers' Compensation News
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EK Health Holding SB 863 Webinar
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10/30/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EK Health Services Inc. is holding a webinar to answer questions from system users about various provisions in SB 863, the reform measure that takes effect in California on Jan. 1.Stephen Kline, chief legal counsel for EK Health, will host the free one-hour webinar and explore various co...Read More
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Eyewitness Testimony Enough to Rule that Truck Driver Died in Crash
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10/30/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An eyewitness account of a truck driver's death in a fiery crash supported a trial court's decision that a fatality occurred in the course and scope of employment, despite expert testimony that the driver had more likely suffered a heart attack before the accident, the Alabama Court of Appea...Read More
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Exclusivity Barred Worker's Claim against Building Owner
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10/25/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Exclusivity barred a plaintiff's tort claims against the owners of the building where she worked where the property owners were also the owners and officers of the company for which she worked. Case: Hilgart v. 210 Mittel Drive Partnership et al., No. 08-L-1...Read More
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ExecuSummit Schedules Trucking Subrogation Conference
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10/24/2012
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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ExecuSummit has scheduled its first annual conference on national commercial trucking subrogation strategies at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Convention Center in Uncasville, Conn.The company said the conference will run Dec. 4-5 and will include sessions on comparative negligence, crushe...Read More
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Employer Had no Duty to Preserve Beam Involved in Accident
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10/24/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A general contractor had no duty to preserve a concrete I-beam, which was involved in an accident resulting in injuries to several employees, to be used as evidence in the employees' actions against third parties for their injuries, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled....Read More
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EPIC Hires Former State Fund Adjuster as VP of Claims in Fresno
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10/19/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced on Thursday that it has hired Joe Dunn as vice president of workers' compensation claims in its Fresno office.EPIC said Dunn brings 11 years of experience in workers&#...Read More
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Express Scripts Appealing to Conscience to Lower Drug Costs
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10/19/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Express Scripts is appealing to injured workers' sense of social responsibility to help insurers and employers save on workers' compensation drug costs, the company said in a press release Thursday.The St. Louis-based pharmacy benefit manager said it has started writing letters t...Read More
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Educational Assn. Holding Annual Conference in Lexington in Dec.
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10/18/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Prescription drugs and litigation will be the main themes of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Education Association's annual conference in Lexington on Dec. 6-7.The first day of the conference will feature a case law update, and discussion on prescription drug abuse in general ...Read More
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Employers Urging Commission to Block Industrial Commission Rules
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10/18/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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North Carolina workers' compensation defense attorneys and employer groups are urging a panel that meets today to throw out rules adopted by the Industrial Commission, arguing the agency blew its first attempt to comply with the state Administrative Procedures Act by failing to provide laymen de...Read More
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Employer Must Pay for Mechanic's Back Surgery Following Car Crash
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10/15/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a workers' compensation judge's determination that a mechanic's need for back surgery arose from a car accident that occurred in the course of his employment and not from a prior crash, which also gave rise to back complaints. ...Read More
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