Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Orders Some TB Testing for Tallahassee State Workers
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06/02/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Safety | 0
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A circuit court judge in Tallahassee, Fla., has ordered tuberculosis screenings for all of the state Department of Education (DOE) workers housed at the Northwood Centre office complex in the state capital.The Tallahassee Democrat reported Saturday that Circuit Judge Frank Sheffield orde...Read More
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Judge Reduces Bail for Business Owner Accused of Premium Fraud
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05/22/2009
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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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An Orange County judge reduced the bail for one of two roofing company owners accused of a $38-million workers' compensation fraud scheme, the Orange County Register reported Thursday.Superior Court Judge James P. Marion reduced Devon Kile’s bail to $250,000 Wednesday, the Regi...Read More
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Justice Department Sues Drugmaker Wyeth over Discounts
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05/21/2009
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0
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The U.S. Justice Department and 16 states have filed a pair of whistle-blower lawsuits against drug manufacturer Wyeth alleging the company knowingly failed to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in required discounts to state Medicaid programs.The Justice Department announced the la...Read More
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Judge Sentences Patel to 12 Years for Hammer Attack
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05/14/2009
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Pasadena Superior Court judge sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for attacking a defense attorney with a hammer in 2006. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Judge Teri Schwartz sentenced Muji Patel, 70, to 12 years in prison for attacking Erwin A. Ne...Read More
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JCC Not Required to Exclude Unauthorized Doctor's Opinion
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05/14/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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When a judge of compensation claims finds that an unauthorized doctor's treatment was compensable, reasonable, medically necessary, and improperly denied, the judge does not have to exclude the records and opinions of that doctor because the doctor was unauthorized, the 1st District Court o...Read More
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JCC's Denial of Depositions An Abuse of Discretion
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05/12/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A judge of compensation claims abused his discretion by quashing requests for medical depositions and denying other attempts to present medical evidence, according to a decision from the 1st District Court of Appeal.
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JCC's Order to Determine Offset Didn't Cause Employer Harm
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05/08/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge's decision to order an evaluation to determine whether an injured worker might be entitled to an offset against overpaid benefits would not cause irreparable harm, according to the 1st District Court of Appeal.
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Judge Wants Answers on Fate of ICA Following Kernan Plea
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05/04/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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A circuit court judge in Tallahassee, Fla., has directed state regulators and attorneys for Insurance Company of the Americas (ICA) to provide answers on the fate of the troubled workers' compensation carrier by May 11.Judge P. Kevin Davey has scheduled a hearing on May 11 to get rep...Read More
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