Workers' Compensation News
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Judge's Fee Award Failed to Adequately Compensate Worker's Attorney | 07/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court this week ruled that a workers’ compensation judge had improperly short-changed an attorney for his work establishing which employer was responsible for the payment of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Sets Deadlines for Filings in Applied Underwriters Dispute | 07/12/2018 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal judge in Connecticut set deadlines for parties to submit various filings for a case in which an employer is accusing Applied Underwriters of making false or misleading statements relating to the EquityComp program. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Dismisses 6th Amendment Claim in Vanguard Case | 07/05/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge in Southern California dismissed a claim that the automatic stay on liens filed by criminally charged providers is unconstitutional and interferes with the ability of a provider to hire the best attorney he or she can afford. ...Read More | |||
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Jones Requests Tax Info, Explanation if Carriers Not Cutting Rates | 07/03/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation carriers who aren’t reducing rates charged to California employers as a result of the corporate tax cut Congress approved in December will have to explain themselves, under an order signed Monday by Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Requests More Guidance on Pacific Hospital Restitution | 07/02/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| SANTA ANA, California — U.S. District Court Judge Josephine Staton said on Friday that she really wants to issue a restitution order in the Pacific Hospital of Long Beach case, but she doesn’t know whether she can. ...Read More | |||
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Jamie Miller Joins AIG as Chief Underwriting Officer | 06/26/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| American International Group has hired Jamie Miller as North America property chief underwriting officer for general insurance. ...Read More | |||
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John Elias Begins Term as Insurance Commissioner | 06/13/2018 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias, who was appointed by Gov. Chris T. Sununu in May, began his five-year term on Monday, the department announced. ...Read More | |||
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Jones Approves Double-Digit Pure Premium Rate Decrease | 05/30/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner David Jones on Tuesday approved a pure premium rate of $1.74 to take effect July 1, rejecting the $1.80 rate recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Tosses Class Action Challenging Air Ambulance Rates as Pre-Empted by ADA | 05/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal trial court in Colorado has thrown out a class action against an air-ambulance provider by plaintiffs who challenged the allegedly exorbitant fees they were billed. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Can't Use 120-Day Rule to Authorize Surgery if Worker Didn't Raise It in Pleadings | 05/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a judge’s finding that a worker was entitled to a back surgery based on her employer’s violation of the statutory “120-day rule,” since the she had not raised the rule as a basis for obtaining authorization for the procedure. ...Read More | |||
