Workers' Compensation News
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Jail Officer Fired, Faces Charges for Alleged False Comp Claim
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12/24/2009
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A Hidalgo County corrections officer who allegedly filed a workers’ compensation claim for an injury sustained off the job has been fired and faces criminal charges, the McAllen Monitor reported Tuesday.The newspaper quoted Sheriff Lupe Trevino as saying Jennifer Munoz, 23, was fir...Read More
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Judge Had Final Authority to Determine Cause of Injury
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12/23/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0
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A New Mexico appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation judge has the final authority in making determinations of credibility where multiple potential causes of an injury exist. Case: Zamora v. Excel Hospitality, Inc., No. 29,775, unpublished, 12/10/2009.Facts: ...Read More
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Jersey City Doctor Suspended in Painkiller Probe
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12/16/2009
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0
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A Jersey City, N.J., neurologist has been suspended from practicing medicine based on his Oct. 20 arrest for prescribing painkillers and an anti-anxiety drug without medical necessity, state Attorney General Anne Milgram said this week.The State Board of Medical Examiners also accepted t...Read More
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Judge Had Jurisdiction to Consider New Enforcement Order
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12/10/2009
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A trial judge had the jurisdiction to consider a second motion for an enforcement order while an appeal of a prior enforcement order was pending, the state's high court concluded.Case: Russell v. Kerry, Inc., No. S-08-146, 12/4/09, published.Facts: Kelly Russell, an emplo...Read More
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Jury Verdict Gives Injured Worker $70 Million for Delayed Voc Rehab
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12/04/2009
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A Bexar County jury awarded a maintenance supervisor $70 million earlier this week after concluding that his insurer delayed paying his vocational rehabilitation benefits, a San Antonio newspaper reported.The jury awarded Charles Tate the $70 million after concluding...Read More
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Journal Posts Article on Knee Surgery Developments Online
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12/03/2009
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has posted online an article on "What's New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery."Authors are Drs. Carl A. Deirmengian, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pa., and Jess H. Lonner, Orthopaedics, Pennsylvania Hospital,...Read More
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Jasey Approves 2.6% Cut in Manual Rates
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11/25/2009
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0
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New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Neil Jasey has approved revisions to manual rates and rating values applicable to both workers' compensation and employers liability insurance, the New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (NJCRIB) announced on Friday.NJCRIB s...Read More
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Jury Convicts San Bernardino Bus Driver of Comp Fraud
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11/24/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A jury returned a guilty verdict against a San Bernardino, Calif. bus driver charged with three counts of workers' compensation fraud after a two-week trail earlier this month, the San Bernardino District Attorney's Office announced Monday.Kinya Atlas-Hearn was charged with three...Read More
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Jasey Approves Changes to Statistical Plan
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11/24/2009
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0
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New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Neil N. Jasey has approved a series of changes to the state workers' compensation statistical plan, the New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (NJCRIB) announced Friday.NJCRIB said the amendments take effect on Jan. 1 and we...Read More
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Justice: Same Result Applies, Even Though Court 'Missed the Mark'
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11/19/2009
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court "missed the mark" and should have focused on whether a third-party defendant could be held directly liable to a plaintiff, despite never having been brought into the main action, a concurring appellate justice wrote. Justice James McGu...Read More
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