Workers' Compensation News
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Drug Abuse and the 2016 Presidential Election
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02/02/2016
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By: Michael Gavin
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 540 | 0
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In last week's State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned prescription drug abuse as an issue where he saw opportunity for bipartisan compromise. Notably, he mentioned this in the first three minutes of the speech. And not coincidentally, he mentioned it in the same breat...Read More
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December 2015 Case Law Update
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12/11/2015
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1740 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Jurisdiction and Subrogation
In Walker v. WCAB, 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. LEXIS 149 (writ denied), the WCAB held that a claim filed by a professional hockey player who was employed by multiple out-of-state teams was barred by LC 3600.5 because it was filed on Sept. 16, 2013.&n...Read More
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Dahl Reversed, Ability to be Rehabilitated Key to Rebuttal of PDRS
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10/01/2015
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By: Richard M. Jacobsmeyer
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 3180 | 0
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The California 1st Appellate District issued its much anticipated decision in Contra Costa County v. WCAB (Dahl) on Sept. 24. The court reversed the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision awarding 79% permanent disability in reliance upon vocational testimony holding that the exper...Read More
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Dana Point Conference Features: Retired US Army Combat-Burn-Survivor, J.R. Martinez
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08/17/2015
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By: California Workers' Compensation & Risk Conference
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 549 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Soldier, combat-burn-survivor and life-motivator, J.R. Martinez, has been named the keynote speaker at the 2015 California Workers' Compensation & Risk Conference in Dana Point, Calif. J.R. Martinez is a retired soldier, actor and spokesman. Long before J.R. Martinez won legions of ...Read More
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Deposing a Psyche Doctor: Prepare for Battle!
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07/22/2015
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By: Bruce Leckart
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 424 | 0
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Recently watching an epic battle on the big screen between dinosaurs prompted me to consider the nature of taking deposition and trial testimony from a psych doctor. In Jurassic World, the indominus rex is a dinosaur groomed to always win the battle. However, a team of intelligent velociraptors, ...Read More
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Does Somebody Want to Sabotage Neuropsychological Evaluations?
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05/20/2015
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Source: Dr. Robert Weinmann
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 676 | 0
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Seemingly erudite and arcane, the question of when to use neuropsychological qualified medical evaluators as opposed to psychology QMEs is not only crucial to industrial medicine and workers' compensation, but also to medical provider networks and managed care everywhere (especially to h...Read More
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Deposition of Psyche Docs: Persistence Gets the Win
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05/13/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1082 | 0
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In my March 2014 newsletter I pointed out that a wash-in report is one in which the doctor has concluded that the patient has a disorder or suffered a psychiatric injury despite the fact that there are little or no data supporting that conclusion. I then went on to note how an attorney can deal w...Read More
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