Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Tosses 2nd Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Over Conservation Order | 07/15/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge for the second time this year has dismissed a lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara over his department’s rehabilitation and conservation plan for a California workers’ comp carrier trying to leave the state. ...Read More | |||
| Jury Convicts Imaging Company CEO Solakyan on All Counts in Kickback Case | 07/06/2021 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal grand jury on Friday afternoon convicted the president and chief executive officer of Vital Imaging Inc. on all 12 counts of a 2018 indictment alleging...Read More | |||
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July 21 Webinar to Explore Medical Fraud | 06/29/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is holding a webinar July 21 exploring new issues in medical insurance fraud. The program, "Decoding the Me...Read More | |||
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Jordan Russell Named Chairman of Workers' Compensation Commission | 06/07/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission on Friday announced that Jordan Russell will serve as the agency’s new chairman. ...Read More | |||
| Judge Rejects Drobot's Latest Bid for Freedom | 06/04/2021 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge for a second time denied Michael D. Drobot’s request for compassionate release over his concerns about COVID-19 and conditions at the Southern California jail where he's being held. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Failure to Properly Dispose of Issues Deprives Appellate Court of Jurisdiction | 05/05/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a trial court judge failed to properly dispose of the issues between an injured worker and his employer, so it lacked jurisdiction over the worker’s appeals. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Rejecting Statute of Limitations Defense | 04/12/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge erred in rejecting an employer’s statute of limitations defense to a claim for additional benefits based on a finding that the worker had a “prosthesis.” ...Read More | |||
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Jury's Award for Worker's Death Excessive, but Remittitur Too Low | 03/23/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a jury’s future pecuniary loss awards to a worker’s two minor daughters were not supported by evidence, but that a trial judge reduced the awards too much on remittitur. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Denies Grocery Chain's Request to Toss Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Death | 02/09/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida judge has rejected a grocery chain’s request to throw out a lawsuit filed by the family of a worker who died after contracting COVID-19, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Order Lacks Decretal Language to Allow for Appellate Review | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review a judge’s order denying an injured worker’s request to vacate the dismissal of his claim. ...Read More | |||
