Industry Insights
| Liens and Full Employment for Bill Reviewers | 11/14/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lien issues are surprising to workers' compensation professionals in other states because most states don't recognize liens as having independent rights apart from the case in chief.I might add that a plain, black letter reading of the statutes permitting liens in Cali...Read More | |||
| Liberty Mutual Singing the Blues about Money | 08/30/2012 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Liberty Mutual singing the blues about moneyPosted on August 15, 2012 by admin Michigan workers'comp lawyer explains how insurance companies are out to make a buck and why this comes at your expense.I always chuckle when a television commercial com...Read More | |||
| Lawyers Aren't the Problem; Everyone is the Problem | 08/27/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| There is furious activity in Sacramento as the clock winds down towards deadlines to accomplish workers' compensation reform in the Golden State.A new amended bill was reviewed by the Office of Legislative Counsel on Wednesday. While there is a possibility that it could be introduced...Read More | |||
| Liberty Mutual Creates its Own Massive Workers' Comp Model | 03/27/2012 | ||
| By: James J. Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A massive Workers Compensation predictive model was recently generated by Liberty Mutual for their internal uses. A video abou...Read More | |||
| Labor Code 3208.3(h) Applied to Migraine Headaches | 03/02/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California 4th District Court of Appeals has issued a decision on an issue that has been pending in an unresolved fashion since the early 1990s when Labor Code § 3208.3 was amended to provide that injuries arising from lawful good-faith personnel actions. In County of San Bernardino v WCAB ...Read More | |||
| Like it or Not, MPN Usage is Up | 12/27/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Like it or not, the trend in California is toward increasing usage of medical provider networks (known as MPNs).That trend is confirmed in the findings of research by the California Workers Compensation Institute, which issued a Nov. 29 bulletin documenting network usage from 2004 to 201...Read More | |||
| Litigation Tips: Pleading the Fifth | 04/20/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Michael SullivanMichael Sullivan & AssociatesThe Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right against self-incrimination. As noted by the California Supreme Court, "The constitutional guarantee against compelled self-incrimination protects an individual from...Read More | |||
| Labor Code Section 4558 Clarified | 04/06/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Richard M. "Jake" JacobsmeyerShaw, Jacobsmeyer, Crain & Claffey The California 2nd District Court of Appeal has issued a decision clarifying an important exception to the exclusive remedy provisions of Labor Code Section 3600. In Lefiell Manufacturing v. Super. Ct. (Wa...Read More | |||
| Lone Star Legal | 03/09/2011 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungBoxer & GersonIf I needed another reminder why I don't want to live in Texas, I have one now.A Texas attorney who is a certified workers' comp specialist has been threatened with legal action over use of the term "workers comp" in his blog, ...Read More | |||
| La. Appellate Court Rules Against Coventry Network | 07/20/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: LA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaHealth Strategy AssociatesThe July 2 Louisiana appellate court ruling against Coventry's First Health work comp network is a major blow to comp insurers, employers, and networks in Louisiana, with potential impact in other states as well.The court's...Read More | |||
