Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Clarifies Requirements for Mediation Demands
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08/14/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An injured worker's failure to demand mediation after each determination by the Montana Uninsured Employers' Fund on his claim for benefits did not entitle the fund to dismissal of his claim. Case: Cleek v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, No. 2011-2651, ...Read More
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Jury May Decide Duration of Worker's Disability
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08/14/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The time period of an injured worker's disability is a question that may be properly submitted to a jury. Case: City of Austin v. Esparza, No. 03-10-00472-CV, 08/10/2012, published. Facts: Ronnie Esparza began working as a ...Read More
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Judge Denies Motion to Delay Incarceration of Doctor
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08/09/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A U.S. District judge in Nevada denied a motion to delay the incarceration of a pain specialist who pleaded guilty in October to unlawfully prescribing 470 oxycodone pills to two patients, according to a report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.Senior U.S. District Judge Roger L. Hunt in M...Read More
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JUA Panel Approves Agency Agreements
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08/01/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Producer Committee of the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA) voted Tuesday to approve its existing agreement with agents and brokers.During a teleconference meeting, the panel approved tables for producer fees and penalties and approved the exis...Read More
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Judge to Rule on Legislator's Car Accident Comp Claim
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07/20/2012
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court judge will rule later this month on whether a state legislator is entitled to workers' compensation benefits for injuries received in a traffic accident, the Oklahoma City Oklahoman reported on Thursday.The newspaper said Rep. Mike Christia...Read More
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Judge Tosses Dispute between Ex-Partners as SLAPP
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07/17/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Los Angeles Superior Court judge last week dismissed an action filed by a Woodland Hills workers' compensation attorney against her former law partner for allegedly not giving her part of the credit in obtaining an $8.9 million settlement on behalf of an applicant with a traumatic brain i...Read More
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Judge Tells Legislators Law Stalls Action on Asbestos Cases
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07/12/2012
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefAUSTIN, Texas – The judge of a special court that handles asbestos lawsuits told a House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday a prohibition in state statute keeps him from dismis...Read More
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Judges Suspended as Comm. Reviews Destruction of Medical Reports
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07/02/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe Utah Labor Commissioner suspended an administrative law judge and her supervisor while an ad hoc investigatory team examines allegations that the judge shredded medical panel opinion...Read More
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Judge Ronald Brown Retires from Workers' Comp Court on Aug. 3
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06/29/2012
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Judge Ronald L. Brown will retire on Aug. 3 after serving for 18 years on the bench, the court announced on Thursday.A reception for Brown will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 3, at the court's offices in Suite 100 at 1010 Lincoln Mall i...Read More
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Judge's Instruction to Claimant Did Not Affect Deadline for Appeal
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06/21/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MS | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The deadline set out by an administrative judge for an injured worker to obtain new counsel or proceed as her own attorney did not affect the deadline for the claimant to file her appeal of the judge's decision denying her request for additional benefits, the Mississippi Court of Appeals ru...Read More
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