Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Errs in Issuing Award Without Addressing Carrier's Argument for EMA | 10/01/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims erred in awarding benefits to an injured worker after rejecting an insurance carrier’s challenge to the worker’s ability to select her own treating physician without addressing the insurer's argument regarding the...Read More | |||
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Jury Acquits Surgeon on Kickback Charges | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal jury in Southern California acquitted Dr. Serge Obukhoff on all 35 counts of conspiracy and health care fraud in a 2018 indictment alleging that the neurosurgeon accepted kickbacks related to spinal surgeries performed on work comp patients at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Declining to Consider Expert's Opinion on Aggravation | 08/16/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in declining to consider a medical expert’s opinions on whether a car accident had aggravated a worker’s preexisting medical conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Overturning Noncompensability for Cervical Spine Injury | 08/03/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a judge erred in overturning a determination that a worker’s cervical spine injuries were not related to his 2008 fall from scaffolding. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
