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Two Defendants in Kickback Scheme Start Serving Sentences 04/08/2019
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Two defendants who operated companies that referred patients to providers for kickbacks started serving their sentences at a federal prison in Central California last week. ...Read More
 
 

Two Cancer Presumption Bills on Way to Governor 04/08/2019
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Maryland firefighters are celebrating victory after lawmakers last week gave final approval to an expansion of the state's cancer presumption law. ...Read More
 
 

Texas Flirts With Lump-Sum Medical Settlements 04/04/2019
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Texas is one of several states that does not allow injured workers to receive lump-sum settlements for medical benefits, a legacy of a law passed in the 1980s that put an end to what many saw as an excess of litigation and misuse of settlement funds by injured workers. ...Read More
 
 

Tort Liability for Employer Must Be Apportioned to 3rd-Party Defendant 04/04/2019
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a personal injury case should have had judgment entered against it in accordance with a jury’s apportionment of liability. ...Read More
 
 

Telecommuting Presents Many Opportunities for Work Injuries 04/02/2019
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The rise in the number of employees working from home is opening up a new frontier of workers’ comp claims, in which tripping on a pet’s toy or falling during a stroll through the neighborhood can result in a compensable claim. ...Read More
 
 

Taunton Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing Premiums 04/02/2019
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
A Sandwich, Massachusetts, insurance agent who wrote workers' compensation and other business insurance has been indicted on charges that he collected thousands in premiums but never placed the policies. ...Read More
 
 

Time May Be Running Out on Attorney Fees, Other WC Changes 03/29/2019
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Business groups' hopes of making major changes to Florida's workers' compensation system, including reinstatement of caps on attorneys' fees, may be slipping away, a Florida political news site reports. ...Read More
 
 

Triable Question Made Summary Judgment Inappropriate 03/28/2019
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s personal injury claim was not subject to dismissal on summary judgment, since there was a triable question as to whether the defendant was his co-employee. ...Read More
 
 

Task Force Members Surprised by Self-Insurers' Contention 03/27/2019
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A group of Alabama attorneys who spent the better part of 2018 hashing out changes to the state's imperiled workers' compensation system may have thought they were being as inclusive as they could be in the effort. ...Read More
 
 

Tapering From Chronic Opioids Getting More Attention 03/19/2019
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
As chronic pain patients and their advocates grow more concerned about the potential for forced tapering from opioids, a group of medical experts in Washington state is taking a closer look at strategies to address long-term use. ...Read More
 
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