Workers' Compensation News
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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 | 2243 | 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 | 484 | 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 | 376 | 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 | 596 | 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 | 897 | 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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Diamonds Are Forever, Settlements May Be too
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04/17/2015
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By: David Langham
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 489 | 0
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A couple of settlement cases across the country provided some insight last month, and WorkCompCentral reported on both of them. In the first, review of a settlement was denied, and the settlement is permanent. In the second, an injured worker sought recovery from a former attorney and was denied....Read More
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Drug Distribution: Friends in High Places
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01/13/2015
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By: Michael Gavin
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 696 | 0
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Here's the simple version: a drug is discovered, researched and developed by a pharmaceutical company. The company takes a new chemical compound from the work bench of a scientist through the various stages of animal testing and then through phases I, II and III (and sometimes IV) trials mand...Read More
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December 2014 Case Law Update
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12/04/2014
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Source: Michael W. Sullivan
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1101 | 0
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JURISDICTION AND SUBROGATION
In Booth v. Chicago Bulls, 2014 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 487, the WCAB reversed a WCJ and held that it did not have jurisdiction over a professional basketball player's claim for injury when he participated in practices only three times in Californi...Read More
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Drug Formularies -- much Needed in Workers' Comp
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10/10/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 439 | 0
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Controlling drug usage in workers’ comp is – far too often – the proverbial pushing on the rope.
Sure, pharmacy benefit managers and payers have done a remarkable job constraining costs and reducing the initial inappropriate use of opioids. Virtually all payers use pharm...Read More
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