Workers' Compensation News
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Ky. Mom Pleads Guilty to Social Worker Murder
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08/08/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Other | 0
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The Kentucky woman accused of murdering a state social worker during a parental visit in 2006 pleaded guilty to murder, first-degree robbery, kidnapping and theft Wednesday in a case that prompted passage of the "Boni Bill" by state lawmakers in 2007.According to news reports, Renee Terr...Read More
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Kentucky Counties Pushing for Bigger Cut of Premium Taxes
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08/06/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0
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County officials based in Kentucky's capital city have filed 14 federal lawsuits against 65 insurers seeking a bigger share of taxes on gross premiums and seeking class-action status to resolve a years-long fight over the state's cities, counties and other political subdivisions over how to ...Read More
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Kansas Health Policy Authority Awards Database Contract
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08/06/2008
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State: KS | Segment: Medicine | 0
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The Kansas Health Policy Authority recently awarded a $4 million contract for the creation of a new database to analyze a variety of health care data, including information from the state's workers' compensation system.The authority awarded the contract for a database and an anal...Read More
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Kentucky Woman Charged with Exaggerating Injury
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08/04/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A Whitley City, Ky., woman has been charged with falsifying a workers' compensation claim to exaggerate the nature of her injuries, the Kentucky Department of Insurance said last week.Regulators said Connie Sellers Redmond is scheduled to appear in McCreary District Court Thursday fo...Read More
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Kansas Supreme Court Reaffirms Casco Decision
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07/29/2008
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State: KS | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that its decision last year creating an exception to the state's parallel-injury law applies retroactively and rejected an argument that the ruling should be overturned.In Hall v. Dillon Companies, No. 99,476, 07/25/2008, the high court reaffirme...Read More
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Keenan Buys Northern Calif. Brokerage
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07/17/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Keenan & Associates announced Wednesday that it acquired the employee benefits business from Walker & Associates, a Lafayette, Calif. firm providing insurance services and employee benefits to public agencies.Founded in 1999, Walker & Associates has built a strong presence am...Read More
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Kickback Bill Significantly Changed as it Waits for Passage
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07/16/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0
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The author of legislation that aims to end kickbacks in the workers' comp industry has removed bill-review companies from his bill as it heads toward final passage.AB 2081 by Assemblyman Joe Coto, D-San Jose, is awaiting the third reading in the state Senate, which may vote on the me...Read More
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Ky. Agent Pleads to Pocketing Premiums
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07/09/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A Kentucky insurance agent charged with diverting more than $17,000 in premiums has pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts of insurance fraud and four felony counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, the Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) said Tuesday.Regulators said James Ga...Read More
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Kan. Court: Co-Workers Weren't Negligent in Response to Heart Attack
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07/08/2008
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State: KS | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Supervisors at a candy plant did not negligently reduce a worker's odds of suffering a heart attack by failing to use a nearby defibrillator, according to a published ruling from the Kansas Court of Appeals.The appellate court's decision in Adee v. Russell Stover Candies, Inc....Read More
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Ky. Court Remands For ALJ's Medical Benefits Findings
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07/08/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Courts | 0
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An appellate court remanded an administrative law judge's decision because the judge did not adequately describe why a claimant was entitled to future medical benefits.The administrative law judge who issued a prior decision in White v. Clips, No. 2007-CA-001855-WC, 7/3/08, fa...Read More
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