Industry Insights
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Geaney: Explosion in Personal Vehicle Held Compensable | 12/15/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most interesting workers’ compensation cases in a long time is Van Sciver v. Jersey Mechanical Contractors Inc. There are layers of legal issues in this case, which involved a very serious accident injuring...Read More | |||
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Coleman: Joinder: The More, the Merrier | 12/14/2022 | |
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| By: Lauren M. Coleman | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As parties rush to settle their cases during the jolly days of settlement season, one key question to ask when settling cumulative trauma claims is whether all potential co-defendants have been joined. ...Read More | |||
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Cleveland: The Statute of Limitations for Latent Injury Discovery | 12/13/2022 | |
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| By: Karen Cleveland | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In Alabama, all disputed workers’ compensation claims are handled through the regular court system. Alabama is the only remaining state to handle disputed claims in this manner. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Solving 'Problems' by Making Bigger Ones | 12/12/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Leave it to some misguided folks in the California Legislature to come up with solutions to non-problems — solutions that will do more harm than good. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: High Court Appears Primed to Rule on 'Take-Home COVID' in 2023 | 12/09/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Supreme Court is on track to have a rather significant ruling in 2023 on a question of whether a civil suit stemming from a “take-home COVID” claim is barred by the derivative injury doctrine. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: The Lien Statute of Limitations | 12/08/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The first and arguably easiest thing a defendant should do when evaluating any lien is to determine whether it was timely filed within the statute of limitations. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: OMG! | 12/07/2022 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 2022, the rate employers paid for workers’ compensation insurance was the same rate they paid in 1996. One might think they would be celebrating instead of whining, but they continue to whine just the same. The billions employers have saved and insurance companies have ma...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Pandemic's Impact on Workers' Comp Financials | 12/06/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A new report ($25 to download) from the National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation sheds light on the pand...Read More | |||
| Chadarevian, Colon, Carroll: Will Medical Inflation Hit WC? | 12/05/2022 | ||
| By: Raji Chadarevian, David Colon and Amelia Carroll | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While medical inflation in workers' comp has remained moderate for the past decade, the recent spike in consumer prices has elevated concerns. Medical costs make up the biggest portion of workers' comp expenses, and while medical inflation in WC has remained moderat...Read More | |||
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Moore: Is Maximum Weekly Benefit Fair to Injured Workers? | 12/02/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most common disputes I received in my claims/risk management career was when I had to explain a workers' comp maximum weekly benefit to a high-earning injured worker. ...Read More | |||
