Workers' Compensation News
| Patriot National Stock Goes Public at a Price 22% Lower than Initial Estimate | 01/19/2015 | ||
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| Patriot National launched its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, offering its shares at a price of $14 each instead of the $18 it initially announced Jan. 6. The company ...Read More | |||
| Possibility that Worker Might Have More Surgery Didn't Mean She Wasn't at MMI | 01/16/2015 | ||
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| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker could be at maximum medical improvement for an elbow injury, even though her condition could still change if she underwent surgery in the future. Case: Neff v. WCAB (Pennsylvania Game Commission), No. 130 C.D. 2014, 01/08/2015, published. ...Read More | |||
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Philadelphia Law Firm Commissions Artists to Create Images of Clients | 01/16/2015 | |
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| A Philadelphia law firm that represents claimants in workers' compensation claims has commissioned English artist Ian Wright to create large-scale portraits of three of its clients, using torn-paper collages. ...Read More | |||
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Perry Appoints Mattax as New Insurance Commissioner | 01/16/2015 | |
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| Outgoing Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed David Mattax as the state’s new commissioner of insurance, the Texas Department of Insurance announced in a release. ...Read More | |||
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Pain Expert Publishes 2 Presentations on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome | 01/14/2015 | |
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| Steven Feinberg Steven Feinberg, a national...Read More | |||
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Proposed Budget Includes 134% Increase in Employer Assessments | 01/13/2015 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Jerry Brown California Gov. Jerry Brown&...Read More | |||
| Pre-Filed Comp Bills Would Increase PPD, Restrict Dispensing | 01/13/2015 | ||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A pair of bills filed in advance of the legislative session that begins Jan. 20 would restrict dispensing and repackaging of some controlled substances in Alaska and authorize a 42.6% increase in permanent partial impairment benefits. ...Read More | |||
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PEO Hires Human Resources Consultant | 01/12/2015 | |
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Patriot National Hopes to Raise $143M with IPO, Pay off Acquisition Debts | 01/08/2015 | |
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| Patriot National is four and a half years removed from a moment when its home-state regulators expressed concern that one of its subsidiaries was growing its premiums too quickly without adequate reserves – and now, the company is selling its stock to the public with an offering it hop...Read More | |||
| President of IRO Group Rips TDI for Proposed Medical Director Rules | 01/05/2015 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Amid the spirited arguments about whether independent medical-review organizations in Texas should be paid more for their services, one IRO association executive used written public comments to raise strong objections to the Texas Department of Insurance’s proposed requirements for IRO medi...Read More | |||
