Workers' Compensation News
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Jo LeDuc Elected to Serve as President of IRES
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10/06/2008
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State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Wisconsin insurance examiner Jo LeDuc was elected to serve as president of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society (IRES) through August 2009, the Insurance Department announced late last week. IRES is a national nonprofit organization that works to enhance the efforts of insurance re...Read More
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Judge Erred in Finding No Prior PTD Adjudication Existed
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10/03/2008
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A judge of compensation claims erred by denying the reinstatement of permanent total disability benefits because he erroneously determined that there was no prior ruling granting permanent total disability benefits, according to a ruling from the 1st District Court of Appeal.The appellat...Read More
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Joseph C. O'Donnell Appointed Executive Vice President of Endurance
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10/01/2008
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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Joseph C. O'Donnell has been appointed executive vice president of Endurance Specialty Holdings' Professional Liability Division, the company announced this week. Endurance is a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance....Read More
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Judge's Denial of PTD Supported by Substantial Evidence
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10/01/2008
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A judge did not err by denying permanent total disability benefits based on credibility determinations regarding two of the claimant's key experts, an appellate court ruled.The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District opted not to disturb an administrative judge's determination...Read More
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Judge Needed Factual Source for Earning Capacity Figure
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10/01/2008
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An administrative judge's determination of a claimant's earning capacity is flawed because the judge failed to explain how he arrived at that monetary conclusion, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals concluded.The appellate court vacated a judge's partial disability award and r...Read More
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Judge Erred in Granting Attorney Fees in Ancillary Action
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09/30/2008
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State: FL | Segment: Courts | 0
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A judge of compensation claims erred by awarding a claimant's attorney fees for attempting to secure payment of several doctors bills, an appellate court concluded. Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that the employer in Alternative Service Concepts v. Willis sho...Read More
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Judge Erred by Relying on Doctor's Ill-Prepared Opinion
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09/24/2008
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State: FL | Segment: Courts | 0
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A judge erred by finding that a conflict of medical opinions existed between two opining physicians, because one of the doctors did not review records pertaining to the claimant's shoulder injury, a Florida appellate court ruled. The 1st District Court of Appeal concluded that a judg...Read More
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John R. 'J' Pegues Named CEO of Coventry Health Care of Louisiana
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09/18/2008
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State: LA | Segment: Business | 0
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Coventry Health Care of Louisiana appointed John R. “J” Pegues as its chief executive officer, the company announced Wednesday. Pegues will oversee all day-to-day operations for the New Orleans-based subsidiary. The Louisiana health care plan serves approximately 54,000 membe...Read More
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Judgment of $182.9 Million Upheld Against PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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09/11/2008
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2005 judgment of $182.9 million Tuesday against PriceWaterhouseCoopers in connection with the accounting firm's handling of the Ambassador Insurance Co. liquidation, the Vermont Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA...Read More
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Job Search with 300 Applications Not of 'Limited Scope'
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09/11/2008
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State: ME | Segment: Courts | 0
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A Maine hearing officer erred by ruling that a claimant's job search - which consisted of some 300 applications to employers - had an "unreasonably limited scope," the state Supreme Court ruled in a published decision.The high court reversed and remanded a hearing officer's decis...Read More
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