Industry Insights
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Wade: Are the Old Ways Gone? | 06/13/2025 | |
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| By: Jeremy Wade | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| According to the dictionary, nostalgia is defined as a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a past time or condition. It can be a bittersweet feeling, often involving a longing for simpler times or a sense of loss, even when reminiscing about positive experiences. Various things, inclu...Read More | |||
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Wroten: State's Workers' Comp Crisis a Stark Contrast to National Stability | 05/23/2025 | |
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| By: Jon Wroten | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent article in WorkCompCentral, titled “Comp Is a Cash Cow, but Insurers Want Higher Rates,” suggests that California's workers' compensation system is t...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Undecided or Imponderable Issues Subrogation Professionals Face | 12/23/2024 | |
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| By: Lee R. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| One of the characteristics of multistate or nationwide subrogation experienced by claims professionals, lawyers and judges alike is the frequency with which we run into subrogation issues or questions that seemingly have no clear answers. ...Read More | |||
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Witkop: Supreme Court to Review Mayor Decision | 12/17/2024 | |
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| By: James T. Witkop | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Supreme Court has granted the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s petition for review in the case of Mayor v. WCAB. Mayor is published at 104.CalApp.5th 713....Read More | |||
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Wickert: High Court Asked to Settle Subrogation Issue | 11/22/2024 | |
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| By: Lee R. Wickert | |||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal court has asked the Maryland Supreme Court to sound off on an issue regarding the apportionment of attorneys’ fees and costs between a workers’ compensation insurance company and an injured employee following a large third-party settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Wagner: A Doctor's View on Malingering | 10/02/2024 | |
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| By: Kimberly R. Wagner | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One of the most nebulous, omnipresent topics that can loom over a workers’ compensation claim is the concept of whether an injured worker is being forthright and how that is to be assessed. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Which Comp Benefits Can Be Subrogated? | 07/18/2024 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| It’s the question every claims professional and trial attorney claims to know but few fully understand. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: How to Sue Yourself and Win | 05/01/2024 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: UT | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The American horror film “Split,” directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a psychological thriller that centers on a bizarre antagonist with 23 separate personalities. Without spoiling the plot, suffice it to say that it focuses on the fact that there is something to the adage “mind ...Read More | |||
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Wilson and Bennett: Could AI Have Prevented the Opioid Crisis in Workers' Comp? | 04/08/2024 | |
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| By: Heather Wilson and Chris Bennett | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The U.S. has been experiencing an opioid crisis since the mid-1990s, and opioids have had a significant effect on public health and the nation’s economic and social outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: The Intentional Act Exception to the Exclusive Remedy Rule | 01/31/2024 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The quid pro quo premise underlying the social compromise known as workers’ compensation is simple: An employee injured at work receives no-fault medical expenses and wage replacement indemnity benefits and, in exchange, the employer is given protection from employee lawsuits and ...Read More | |||
