Workers' Compensation News
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Journal Article Makes Case for PT Provided by Physician Practice | 09/29/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Authors of an article in this month’s edition of AAOS Now, a publication of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, have fired back at critics of physician-owned physical therapy services. ...Read More | |||
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Jason Cohen Promoted to Divisional President of Strategic Comp | 09/22/2016 | |
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| Great American Insurance Group has announced the promotion of Jason M. Cohen to divisional president of Strategic Comp, a workers’ comp insurer operating in 24 states. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Laureen Van Norman to Retire After 23 Years | 09/22/2016 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court is seeking applications to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Laureen K. Van Norman. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Can't Order Attorney to File Motion for Fees After Dismissal of Client's Case | 09/12/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal last week ruled that a judge of compensation claims could not compel a claimants' attorney to submit a verified motion for fees and costs after the claimant's case was dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Johns Hopkins Finds 2,000% Markups Common Among Hospitals | 09/12/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hospitals are setting prices for some services at more than 20 times their actual cost, simply because they are in a position to do so, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University published in the journal Health Affairs. ...Read More | |||
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Janitor Gets Benefits for Inexplicably Fractured Toes | 08/29/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a school janitor was entitled to benefits after she broke her toes, without any apparent reason, while walking down a hallway. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Rejects Uber's 'Inadequate' $84M to $100M Settlement With Drivers | 08/22/2016 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
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| A U.S. District Judge in San Francisco rejected Uber's proposed $84 million to $100 million settlement to a class action suit last week, calling it unfair to the 385,000 California and Massachusetts drivers represented. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Says Air Ambulance Fee Disputes Don't Belong in Federal Court System | 08/18/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal trial judge in Texas has booted from his court room lawsuits involving the ability of the state to regulate the prices charged by two air ambulance providers. ...Read More | |||
| Jumper Reported at WCAB Office Building in Van Nuys | 08/16/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a person died Monday morning after jumping from the state office building that houses the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board office in Van Nuys. LAPD officers who patrol the Van Nuys area were still at the scene late Monday morning, ...Read More | |||
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Judge Eager for Resolution Denies Request for Stay in SCIF Kickback Case | 08/08/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge said “it’s time to get going” in rejecting State Compensation Insurance Fund’s request for a four-month stay in the carrier’s civil racketeering case accusing medical providers of conspiring with Michael D. Drobot and his son to submit fraudulent bill...Read More | |||
