Workers' Compensation News
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Texas Mutual Reports 2 Men, Company Indicted on Fraud Charges
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08/31/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported on Tuesday that a Travis County grand jury has indicted Johnny Elroy Revia Jr. of Vidor; Johnnie Mozelle Mundell of Beaumont, and Ramco Group LLC on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Ramco Group was a contract hauling company located i...Read More
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Trial Starts for School Cop Accused of Staging Shooting
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08/30/2011
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Prosecutors said a Los Angeles Unified School District police officer accused of staging a shooting was more interested in fortune and fame than protecting students during the first day of a non-jury trial on Friday.Jeff Stenroos said he was shot one time in the chest on Jan. 19 while in...Read More
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Texas Mutual Pays $873,522 Dividend to Medical Group
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08/30/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Monday it is paying an $873,522 dividend to the Texas Medical Group.The workers’ compensation safety group dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio, Texas Mutual reported.The workers' compensation carrie...Read More
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Trial Court Erred By Granting Plea to the Jurisdiction
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08/26/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to consider a carrier's non-payment of a medical provider's $600,000 lien, Texas' 1st District Court of Appeals concluded. The 1st DCA ruled that the 72nd District Court of Lubbock County erred in dismissing Covenant Health System...Read More
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Third Circuit Denies Criminal Appeal from Former TPA President
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08/22/2011
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0
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The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request to reduce the sentence of the convicted ex-president of a Pennsylvania third-party administrator convicted of stealing nearly $650,000 from the Lackawanna County, Pa., workers' compensation self-insurance fund.Last Monday...Read More
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Towers Watson Appoints VP of Reinsurance Brokerage in S.F.
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08/19/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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Towers Watson said Thursday it has appointed Conrad Lagasca as vice president in its reinsurance brokerage business in San Francisco. Lagasca will report to Hugo Kostelni, executive vice president of the company's reinsurance brokerage.Lagasca is responsible for working w...Read More
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Third Circuit Overturns Verdict in Trooper Case
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08/18/2011
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a finding by a lower court judge that a telephone conversation between an injured Pennsylvania state trooper and his supervisor was illegally recorded.In an opinion issued on Aug. 2, the appeals court ruled that U.S. District Judge A...Read More
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Testan Named State Chair for Council on Litigation Management
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08/16/2011
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The founder of a prominent Southern California workers' compensation defense firm was named State Chairman for the Council on Litigation Management last week.Steven C. Testan, founder of Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez in Van Nuys, will work in his new role to improve communica...Read More
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Texas Company Lured West by WCAB Medical Liens
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08/15/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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By Jim Sams, Senior EditorWith $1.5 billion in liens piling up each year at the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, an Austin, Texas, company that pays cash for medical providers' unpaid bills has found a Go...Read More
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Three Carriers Vying for State Government Business
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08/15/2011
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0
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Three workers' compensation carriers have submitted bids to insure West Virginia state government, the Charleston Daily Mail reported Thursday.Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Riley confirmed the state has received bids from BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., the carrier launched...Read More
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