Industry Insights
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Goldstein: Costly 3% Diclofenac Raises Questions About Who Benefits | 05/01/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Diclofenac is becoming an increasingly popular medication in workers’ compensation and auto accident cases. It is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug available as a pill or as a topical medication. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Sweeping PBM Drug Pricing Reforms Don't Apply to Workers' Compensation | 04/10/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Congress, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Trade Commission recently took historic action to rein in pricing abuses by PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers). New laws, rules and a massive civil settlement are all aimed at reducing drug prices that were inflated by certain pervasive PB...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: State's Proposed Topical Medication Bill Treats a Symptom, Not the Systemic Disease | 03/18/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Topical medications — gels, creams, ointments and patches applied to the skin — are commonly used to treat pain and typically contain lidocaine, menthol or diclofenac. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Inflated, Unrealistic Drug Prices Engorge Comp Settlements With MSAs | 03/09/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In most high-dollar workers’ compensation settlements (and in some liability cases), a Medicare set-aside is considered. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: What Questions Should Permanency Evaluators Ask Petitioners? | 01/28/2026 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An attorney in New Jersey recently asked me a question I have not been asked before, namely, whether some permanency evaluators ask too many questions of examinees. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Sherrill's Win Locks in Worker Protections | 11/10/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Under the Democratic leadership of Gov. Phil Murphy, New Jersey began a distinct, liberalizing shift in the application of its workers' compensation statute. Rather than a total systemic overhaul, the Murphy administration enacted targeted legislation that expanded coverage and lowered t...Read More | |||
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Gelman: PTSD-Stricken Officer's Disability Claim Denied | 10/22/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | |||
| In a decision that highlights the complex intersection of severe mental trauma and disability law, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently affirmed the denial of Social Security disability benefits to a former police officer suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder af...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Workers' Compensation Lien Secures Damages | 10/03/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In a negligence action arising from a motor vehicle accident, a New Jersey court found that the defendants were 85% at fault, and the plaintiff, Antonio Lorenzo-Noda, was 15% at fault. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Trial Judge Deference Prevails | 09/26/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Norberto Peralta, a window fabricator for 20 years, suffered a workplace injury in July 2020 while lifting an 80-pound window. His case wound through multiple hearings, as he required three cervical spine surgeries. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Asbestos Ban Is a Win for Workers | 07/14/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In a significant development for public health and worker safety, the Trump administration has withdrawn its plan to reconsider the Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos still imported and used in the United States. ...Read More | |||
