Workers' Compensation News
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Jury Convicts Pa. Chiropractor on Fraud Charges
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03/06/2007
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State: PA | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A jury found a Pennsylvania chiropractor guilty of health care fraud and mail fraud last week, the U.S. District Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced.
The jury of six men and six women found Dr. Brent J. Detelich guilty of one count of health care fraud and one coun...Read More
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Jurisdiction, Exclusivity Issue Sent to Supreme Court
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03/01/2007
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State: MO | Segment: Courts | 0
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An employee injured in a traffic collision with a van owned by his employer was not at work at the time of his accident, and therefore his tort claim is not barred by workers' compensation exclusivity, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled.
The court, however, stopped shor...Read More
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Justices Find Issues Not Barred by Exclusive Remedy
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02/27/2007
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State: KY | Segment: Courts | 0
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A petition for a writ to prohibit a circuit court proceeding was properly denied because the issue in the case were not barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Act, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled.
The case was Martin County Coal Corp. v. Sparks...Read More
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Justices Say Open Claims Subject to Law Changes
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02/15/2007
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State: OK | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Amendments made two years ago to the Workers' Compensation Act apply to injury claims that were pending at the time, the Oklahoma Supreme Court decided in a ruling this week.
The 2005 amendments covered objective medical evidence and medical testimony. The justices ruled they were procedur...Read More
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Johnson & Strachan Buys Virginia Agency
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02/14/2007
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State: VA | Segment: Business | 0
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Johnson & Strachan Inc., a commercial and personal insurance agency, announced Tuesday it acquired Progressive Management Associates, an independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits.
Under terms of the acquisition, PMA owner Carlos Ortega will join Johnson & Strachan in...Read More
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Jail Guard Charged with Double Dipping
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02/13/2007
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State: MA | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A Massachusetts jail guard faces a workers' compensation fraud charge after allegedly continuing to work at a store he owned while collecting disability benefits, the Salem News reported over the weekend.
Michael A. Pelonzi, 42, of Beverly, Mass., pleaded not guilty to one count each of w...Read More
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Justices Say Burden of Proof Stays on Applicant
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02/12/2007
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State: WY | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Wyoming Supreme Court decided that the burden of proof for every claim stays on the claimant, who must prove a causal connection between an injury and his employment.
The justices ruled that the burden of proof was properly placed on Daniel David, whose original injury wasn't contest...Read More
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Justices Take Up Chevron's Challenge to Dykes
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02/09/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court, in what has become a customary action of late, has agreed to hear a fifth apportionment case, but only after disposing of the Welcher and Brodie cases ahead of it.
The court reported this week that it granted writ in Chevron v. WCAB (Lee)...Read More
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Junnarkar Named CFO at Guy Carpenter
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02/08/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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Guy Carpenter & Co. on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ajay Junnarkar as chief financial officer.
Junnarkar will lead the firm's Finance and Corporate Services departments, helping to shape Guy Carpenter's financial strategies and further its capital markets capabilities. He will ...Read More
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Judge Upholds Charges in AIG/General Reinsurance Case
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01/31/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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A federal judge in Hartford, Conn., refused to dismiss fraud charges facing former executives of American International Group (AIG) and General Reinsurance Corp. alleging they conspired to make it appear AIG had increased its loss reserves by $500 million during the last quarter of 2000 and the firs...Read More
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