Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Erred in Issuing Decision Based on Future Evaluation
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04/03/2009
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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An administrative law judge erred by issuing a decision that a claimant was entitled to a spinal stimulator based on the results of a future evaluation, rather than basing her decision upon the evidence in the record, an appellate court ruled.Case: Sea Ark Marine Inc. v. Pippinger,...Read More
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Jan Frank Wins Kudos in Wall Street Journal Column
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03/24/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Wall Street Journal columnist says State Compensation Insurance Fund President Jan Frank can serve as a good example for executives receiving federal bail-out funds on how to conduct business in the public spotlight.Columnist Cari Tuna wrote in the Journal's Management section that...Read More
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Jury: Defendant Was Sane at Time of Hammer Attack
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03/18/2009
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Pasadena Superior Court jury that convicted an Arcadia man of assaulting a workers' compensation attorney with a hammer determined that he was sane at the time of the attack.The jury deliberated for about an hour Monday before concluding that Mulji Patel was sane at the time he att...Read More
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Jury Returns Verdict for State Fund in Cumbre Lawsuit
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03/09/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A jury on Friday found in favor of State Compensation Insurance Fund in a lawsuit filed by an insurance brokerage that claimed it was unfairly dropped from the carrier's preferred brokerage program.Ruben Medina, chief executive officer of Cumbre Insurance Services, said the San Berna...Read More
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JCC Erred by Ruling on Claim After Stating it Wasn't Ripe
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03/09/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge of compensation claims erred by ruling on a repetitive trauma claim before it had gone through the mediation process, and by denying the claimant's request for an independent medical examiner, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Carl Franam v. U.S. Sugar Cor...Read More
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Judge Sentences Former Gen Re Exec to One Year and Day
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03/05/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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A federal judge in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday sentenced Christopher Gerand, a former General Re Corp. senior vice president, to one year and a day in federal prison for his role in the accounting fraud scandal that authorities say cost shareholders of American International Group more than $500 m...Read More
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Jacksonville Arrest Record Details Off-the-Books Payments
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02/27/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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Records released in connection with this week's arrest of a Jacksonville, Fla., subcontractor facing a workers' compensation fraud charge provide an inside glimpse of how the construction industry may be skirting workers' compensation laws and leaving some injured workers without coverag...Read More
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Judge Needed to Perform Factors Test in Whistle-blower Case
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02/26/2009
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0
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A motion judge should have considered a specific set of factors to determine whether a plaintiff was an independent contractor or an employee in her suit alleging that a former employer and client committed workers' compensation fraud, a New Jersey appellate court concluded.Case: ...Read More
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Judge Did Not Err By Excluding Late Report
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02/20/2009
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0
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An administrative law judge acted within his discretion by applying a 20-day deadline to a claimant's untimely medical report, the Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Ortega v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, No. 08CA0692, 2/19/09, published.Facts:Robert Ort...Read More
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JCC's Award Not Supported By Substantial Evidence
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02/10/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge of compensation claims' award of permanent total disability benefits for a claimant's psychiatric condition was not supported by competent or substantial evidence, according to a decision from the 1st District Court of Appeal. Case: Florida Transport 1982, Inc., ...Read More
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