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Justices Focus on Procedural Concerns at Argument in Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital
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04/07/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The attorneys in Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital faced a very active bench when they appeared for oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday, although the inquiries from the justices were more focused on whether the case had taken the correct procedural path to their courtroom in Talla...Read More
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Judge's Delay in Holding Hearing Exposed Employer to Penalty
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04/07/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer was liable for penalties because it did not reinstate its payment of indemnity benefits to a worker when a judge failed to hold a hearing on the worker's challenge to the suspension of his benefits within 21 days of the worker filing the challenge...Read More
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Judge: Division Won't Delay Trials Because of New Medicare Recovery Policy
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03/29/2016
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New Jersey's top workers' compensation judge told attorneys in a memorandum posted online Monday that the trial of workers' compensation cases will not be delayed because of Medicare's new system of pursuing recovery of medical expenses that the agency believes should have been pa...Read More
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J&J Ordered to Pay Nearly $500M in Hip Implant Trial
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03/24/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal jury in Dallas last week ordered Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit to pay $497.6 million to five plaintiffs who said they were injured by Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.
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Judge Disqualifies SCIF Attorneys in Racketeering Suit Against Drobot
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03/22/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After pushing its racketeering claims against former Pacific Hospital of Long Beach owner Michael D. Drobot for almost three years, the State Compensation Insurance Fund is going to have to find itself a new legal team.
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Jury Hits Safeway with $2.65 Million Verdict on Retaliation Claim
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03/10/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The law firm of Rittenberg, Buffen, Gulbrandsen, Robinson & Saks on Wednesday announced that it has secured a $2.65 million verdict in favor of an injured worker on his retaliation claim against Safeway Inc.
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Judge Allows H-Wave Manufacturer to Proceed with Lawsuit Against SCIF, EK Health
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03/04/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal judge ruled that Electronic Waveform Lab can proceed with its civil RICO complaint alleging California's largest workers' comp carrier and its utilization review vendor collaborated to deny requests for H-Wave treatments regardless of medical necessity.
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Judge Erred in Denying SEBs to Retired Claimant
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02/25/2016
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana utility must pay supplemental earnings benefits to an injured worker who retired rather than take a light-duty position that may have violated his work restrictions, the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a split decision.
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Judge Says Medical Cost Containment Antitrust Suit Can Proceed
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02/19/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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A federal trial judge in Pennsylvania is allowing an anti-trust suit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to go forward.
Premier Comp Solutions, a medical cost-containment company based in Pittsburgh, accuses the hospital of abusing its status as a monopolistic health...Read More
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