Workers' Compensation News
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Jason Schmelzer Hired as Lobbyist for CCWC
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07/14/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other
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Jason Schmelzer will take over as the chief lobbyist for the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation (CCWC) on Monday.Schmelzer, formerly of the California Chamber of Commerce, said he was hired by Shaw Yoder Antwih Inc., a Sacramento-based lobbying firm, to lead the employer o...Read More
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Judge Should Have Allowed Testimony About Medical History
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07/13/2009
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0
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New Mexico statutes allow authorized health care providers to opine about a patient's medical history during the time before they were designated authorized health care providers, the state Supreme Court ruled. Case: DeWitt v. Rent-A-Center and Fidelity & Guaranty Ins...Read More
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Jury Clears Starr International in AIG Stock Fight
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07/09/2009
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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A federal jury in New York on Tuesday cleared Starr International Co. (SICO) of allegations that its principal, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, illegal diverted $4.3 billion in stock meant for an American International Group deferred compensation plan.The jury issued an advisory opinion on Tue...Read More
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Jury Must Consider Punitive Damages in Worker's Bad Faith Suit
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07/09/2009
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0
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The question of whether a fast food worker was entitled to damages for emotional distress and punitive damages is for a jury to decide, the Arizona Court of Appeals determined after considering the worker's successful bad faith action against McDonald's. ...Read More
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JUA Seeking Vendor for Online Application System
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07/07/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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The Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA) is soliciting a vendor to design an online, interactive application system.Executive Director Laura Torrence said the residual carrier's governing board voted June 6 to implement the new system by Jan. 1, 2...Read More
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Jury Award Vacated Because Dispute not Raised at TWCC
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06/29/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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The Texas 14th District Court of Appeals in Houston overturned a $1,460,665 jury award to an injured worker whose spinal surgery had been delayed because the claimant did not exhaust all his administrative remedies and the question put before the jury had never been asked of the Texas Workers' C...Read More
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Judge Blocks City Controller's Audit of L.A. Work Comp Program
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06/25/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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Los Angeles' city controller does not have authority to conduct a performance audit of the city's workers' compensation program, run by City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ruled, according to press reports.Judge Mark V. Mooney ruled that former ...Read More
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Jersey City Pharmacy Co-Owner Pleads Guilty to Fake Billings
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06/12/2009
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0
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The owner of a Jersey City, N.J., pharmacy pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme involving two local pharmacies that billed Medicaid for HIV/AIDs drugs that were never dispensed.State Attorney General Anne Millgram said Shahid Mahmood, 49, the co-owner of MLK Pharmacy, pleaded ...Read More
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Judge Exempts Some State Fund Workers from Furloughs, but Not All
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06/09/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A San Francisco judge issued a written ruling on Friday that members of the union that represents State Compensation Insurance Fund attorneys are not subject to unpaid furloughs ordered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, but did not exclude State Fund employees represented by other unions from the manda...Read More
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Jacksonville Agent Arrested 2nd Time in 2 Months
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06/08/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A Jacksonville insurance agent was arrested Friday for the second time in two months based on allegations that she pocketed more than $50,000 in premiums collected from property-and-casualty and disability insurance policies.Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Julia Cristina H...Read More
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