Industry Insights
| Section 33(g)'s 'Trap for the Unwary' | 08/28/2012 | ||
| By: Jon Robinson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A surefire way to forfeit future benefits is to fail to follow Section 33(g). In our practice, we come across Section 33(g) cases now and again, and it is worthwhile reviewing Section 33(g) here. Section 33(g) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended in 198...Read More | |||
| So, What Does the MSC Deal Mean? | 08/13/2012 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| While there have been a plethora of deals in the work comp services industry of late, the pending acquisition of MSC Care Management by OneCall Medical has surprised many. The rumored size of the transaction, the buyer, and the level of interest in MSC among investors and strategic buyers are causin...Read More | |||
| Summer Reflections | 07/09/2012 | ||
| By: Mullen & Filippi | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Now that it is officially summer, we take this opportunity to reflect on what has been happening lately in workers’ compensation, and what we have to look forward to in the months ahead. Valdez and the Future of the MPN. In May, the 2nd District Court of Appeal overtur...Read More | |||
| SJDB Vouchers: More Savings for a PD Increase | 06/29/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| When I first read that California Assemblyman Gil Cedillo's Assemby Bill 1145 was still moving along through the legislative process, I was a bit astounded.In my opinion the entire supplemental job-displacement voucher program is a complete failure that was a token thrown at the appl...Read More | |||
| State Bar's Liability Fund not Subject to MMSEA Reporting | 05/01/2012 | ||
| By: Mark Popolizio | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In the case of Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund v. United States Department of Health and Human Services & Kathleen Sebelius, No. 03:10-CV-1392-HZ, 2012 WL 1071127 (D. Oregon, March 29, 2012) the court (Marco Antonio Hernandez, J.) ruled that a legal malpractice policy, which did not...Read More | |||
| Shame on Erie | 04/30/2012 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| One of the troubles with workers' compensation is that it is purely a product of legislative grant. What the legislature giveth, the legislature taketh away, including reason and rational thought.What seems like a good idea may produce unjust or terrible consequences given certain fa...Read More | |||
| State Government Magic Show Under The Great Quinn-zini | 04/18/2012 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Like millions of Illinoisans, we are growing tired of the misdirection and murky thinking by our elected leaders and government officials in state government. As the gurus at the Illinois State Chamber keep noting, Illinois has a miserable climate for business and we don't think we have hit the ...Read More | |||
| Starck leaves CorVel, Lisenbey new CEO at Broadspire | 03/28/2012 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two top positions in the work comp industry will be occupied by new people this spring. Ken Martino, long-time chief executive officer of third-party aministrator Broadspire is resigning to take a new position in his home state of Connecticut, and CorVel CEO Dan Starck is departing the company to as...Read More | |||
| SOL Doesn't Run if Attorney Fee Claim Still Open | 02/14/2012 | ||
| By: Michael Rabinowitz | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Wow. This one is a doozy.For years, the assumption about the statute of limitations (SOL) was “form over substance.” A claimant has two years from the date of accident and then one year from the last date of provided benefits to file a petition for benefits. If he fails...Read More | |||
| Super Games, Super Pains | 02/08/2012 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| I watched the Superbowl with a group of friends on a 60-inch high-definition television, sipping a few beers and compulsively downing munchies. My team lost (but to my mind, second place in a league of 32 teams is not all that bad kind of a silver medal). I find the organized mayhem of football fas...Read More | |||
