Workers' Compensation News
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Jeffrey Adelson Launches Law Firm in Newport Beach | 04/17/2019 | |
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| Attorney Jeffrey M. Adelson has launched his own firm, Adelson McLean APC, in Newport Beach, California. ...Read More | |||
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Jay Sampson to Head Beecher Carlson's New Risk Optimization Group | 04/17/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, a specialized large account insurance broker, announced on Tuesday the creation of a risk optimization group. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Tosses Property Owner's Indemnification Claim Against Employer | 04/12/2019 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Delaware judge threw out a property owner’s indemnification claim against an employer whose worker suffered injuries because of an allegedly dangerous condition on the premises. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Stays Suspension Related to Decades-Old Conviction | 04/01/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California judge said the Division of Workers' Compensation might have more discretion than it realizes with regard to mandatory suspensions, at least when it comes to deciding whether a conviction during Ronald Reagan's first presidential term is substantially related to ...Read More | |||
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Judge Won't Address Whether Worker Can Challenge Fee to Defense Expert | 03/28/2019 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that he could not determine whether an injured worker had standing to challenge the fee that her employer allegedly agreed to pay an expert witness. ...Read More | |||
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Judicial Estoppel Barred Ex-ALJ From Seeking Damages | 03/21/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that principles of equity should have barred a former administrative law judge from seeking damages in an employment discrimination suit based on a claimed ability to continue working. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Exceeded Authority in Finding Employer Unreasonably Contested Claim | 03/15/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in overturning a decision of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. Cas...Read More | |||
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Judge Can't Place Worker at MMI Without Finding From Doctor | 03/13/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge cannot make a finding that an injured worker is at maximum medical improvement without a finding from the treating physician or an independent medical examiner. ...Read More | |||
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JCC Can Order Employer to Continue Authorization for Doctor, but Cannot Compel Payment | 03/08/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided 1st District Court of Appeal of Florida on Thursday ruled that an employer cannot unilaterally deauthorize a worker’s treating physician just because the doctor has raised his rates, but a judge of compensation claims cannot compel the employer to provide advance payment. ...Read More | |||
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Judiciary Committee Approves Big Pay Raise for Comp Judges | 03/05/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would raise Florida compensation judges' salary by 22% passed a key Senate committee Monday with a unanimous vote. ...Read More | |||
