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Justice Department Sues Organizers of 12 Physician-Owned Distributorships
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09/29/2014
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing a doctor and the organizers of a network of 12 physician-owned distributorships for performing unnecessary surgeries in southern California and defrauding Medicare out of millions of dollars.
In U.S. v. Reliance Medical Systems et al., the departmen...Read More
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Judge Says Exclusivity Didn't Bar Mother's Suit Over Son's Burns
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09/26/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A group of business franchisers and their corporate parent are looking at potential civil liability for a franchisee's alleged misdeeds after a federal court in West Virginia ruled that a suit filed by the mother of a fast-food restaurant worker who suffered severe grease burns was not barred...Read More
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Janitorial Service Owner Accused of Underreporting Payroll
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09/22/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a Miami janitorial service was arrested Thursday on charges of allegedly cheating on his workers’ compensation insurance under cleaning contracts for government buildings in Miami-Dade County, according to Daily Business Review.
Pedro M. Diaz is accused of underreportin...Read More
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Judge Abstains from Ruling on Subrogation Dispute with Exxon
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09/17/2014
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal trial judge in Texas last week said she's not going to rule on whether a workers' compensation insurance carrier waived its subrogation rights against the Exxon Mobil Corp. since this issue is already being litigated in two other lawsuits now pending in the state court.
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Judge Erred in Appointing EMA to Opine on Worker's Need for Back Surgery
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09/12/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims erred in appointing an expert medical advisor to decide whether a worker needed back surgery when the evidence before him did not contain any disagreement in the opinions of the worker's health care providers over this.
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Jackson-Madison County Considers Self-Insured Plan
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09/05/2014
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Brentwood Services pitched the Jackson-Madison County School Board Insurance Committee on a potential move to a self-insured plan for injured workers on Wednesday, according to a local news report.
John Smitherman, vice president of sales at Brentwood Services, told the committee about ho...Read More
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Judge Recommends that Retired Running Back's Motion be Denied
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09/02/2014
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A U.S. Eastern District Court of Texas judge recommended that retired NFL running back Greg Hill should not be entitled to a higher level of disability benefits, saying that acknowledging that Hill “had injuries related to football is not in and of itself a finding of disability.”...Read More
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Jim Nylander to Manage L&I Self-Insurance Section
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09/02/2014
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Jim Nylander was appointed to serve as program manager for the Department of Labor & Industries Self-Insurance Section, the Washington Self-Insurers Association reported on its blog.
Nylander replaces Natalee Fillinger, who left the section in July to take a positon as in-house counse...Read More
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JLT Towers Re Appoints Elizabeth Kernan Senior VP in San Francisco
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08/15/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Jardine Lloyd Thompson Towers Re has appointed Elizabeth Kernan as senior vice president of its specialty reinsurance unit in San Francisco, the broker announced this week.
Prior to the appointment, Kernan was principal of reinsurance intermediary ReSource Re, owned by international broke...Read More
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