Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Warns Enforcement of Mandatory E-Filing Begins Today
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04/20/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Florida Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims David Langham said in a blog this week that the workers' compensation court will begin enforcing a requirement that all documents in cases involving workers with attorneys be filed electronically with the court.Langham said in a blog ...Read More
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Judge Holds Feed Company in Contempt for Blocking OSHA Visits
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04/12/2012
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal district judge has found All-Feed Processing and Packaging, based in Alpha, Ill., in contempt of court and ordered the company to pay fines and attorney's fees for failing to allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect the company's Galva facility....Read More
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James Little Re-elected Chairman of WCIRB Governing Committee
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04/09/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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James Little, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Pacific Compensation Insurance Co., was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee on Wednesday.Little was first elected to the committee in 2009 a...Read More
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Judge's Credibility Determination Was Manifest Error, Split Panel Says
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04/09/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided appellate panel concluded that discrepancies between a worker's testimony and his report to emergency room doctors when he sought treatment two days later were fatal to his credibility. Case: Morse v. Big Tex Trailers, No. 11-1335, 04/02/2012, published. Facts: ...Read More
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JNC Forwards the Names of 5 Candidates for Comp Court
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04/02/2012
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State: RI | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) voted last Thursday night to forward the names of five candidates seeking a spot on the state Workers' Compensation Court to Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee.The Providence Journal reported that the JNC unanimously approved the recommendati...Read More
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Joint Committee Hearing to Focus on Extent of PD Cuts
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03/15/2012
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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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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia state lawmakers will hear about the extent of cuts to permanent disability benefits after the 2004 reforms during an informational joint committee hearing two weeks before the...Read More
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Jury Deliberating Sex Club Shooting Fraud Claim
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03/09/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A jury started deliberations on Wednesday over a workers’ compensation fraud case in which a California correctional officer claimed his shooting outside a San Francisco sex club was work-related, according to a report by the Sacramento Bee.John Alfonzo Smiley was shot around 2:30 ...Read More
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Judge Finalizes Settlement, Awards Fees in AIG Underreporting Case
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03/08/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal judge in Chicago has finalized a $450 million settlement and resolved a three-year court battle between American International Group (AIG) and a class of its rival insurance carriers over the multinational giant's alleged underreporting of workers' compensation premiums to regulato...Read More
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Jury Finds Power Company not Liable for Mishandling Claims
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03/06/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A jury found Montana Power Co. not liable for neglecting to pay workers’ compensation benefits to at least 141 employees since 1977 when liability was reasonably clear, according to the Helena Independent Record.The Montana District Court jury’s verdict on Thursday ends a civ...Read More
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