Workers' Compensation News
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Julie Fetherman Joins WCI as Associate Executive Director | 11/05/2019 | |
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| The Workers Compensation Institute has named Julie Fetherman associate executive director. ...Read More | |||
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John Gilmartin Joins Jopari as Chief Operating Officer | 11/04/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Jopari Solutions has appointed John Gilmartin as its chief operating officer. Gilmartin will work with Steve Stevens, chairman and chief executive ...Read More | |||
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Jeff Rude Named State Insurance Commissioner | 09/24/2019 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed Jeff Rude as commissioner of the Wyoming Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Judges Dismiss One Compound Cream Case by Liberty Mutual, and One Case Against It | 09/18/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A state court in Philadelphia dismissed a lawsuit by Liberty Mutual Insurance and its affiliates alleging more than three dozen Pennsylvania pharmacies had engaged in fraud and overbilling by selling expensive compounded creams to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Approves Birthday Trip to U.K. for Convicted Provider | 09/12/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge approved a request to allow Daniel Capen to spend two weeks celebrating his 70th birthday in the United Kingdom while he awaits sentencing for accepting kickbacks to refer patients to, and perform surgeries at, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Skipped Analytical Step in Deciding Undocumented Worker Had No Remedy | 09/12/2019 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court overturned a trial judge’s finding that federal immigration law prevented an undocumented worker from receiving a remedy for alleged retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Failure to Explain Conclusions Requires Reversal | 09/03/2019 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a workers’ compensation judge failed to provide adequate findings of fact and conclusions of law to allow for review of a worker’s impairment rating. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Ex Parte Communication Doesn't Warrant Relief for Worker | 08/30/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker could not challenge for the first time on appeal the propriety of a judge’s private communication with an expert medical adviser. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Shouldn't Have Ceded Jurisdiction to WCAB | 07/26/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a trial court judge should have made the determination of whether a worker’s family could proceed with a tort claim. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Improperly Discounted Doctor's Opinion | 07/18/2019 | |
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| A federal appellate court overturned an award of black lung benefits to a coal miner, finding a judge had erred in rejecting the opinion of a medical expert. ...Read More | |||
