Industry Insights
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Snyder: Will This New Medi-Cal Law Affect Your Settlement? | 07/13/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You might have read about a new law effective Jan. 1, 2022, amending California Welfare and Institutions Code §14005.62 to remove the asset limit to qualify for medical services under Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Psych Cases: Return to Work Should Lower PD | 07/12/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When conducting discovery in psych cases, it’s important to make sure that medical evaluators are completely aware of any return to work and attempts to return to the workplace after the initial date of injury when evaluating impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: About That Other SCOTUS Decision ... | 07/11/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Naturally, since June 24, when the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, almost all attention has been focused on that decision, and understandably so. Few issues in American political discourse trigger such strong emotions and such polarizing ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Tyson Losing Defense Production Act COVID Cases | 07/08/2022 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As we predicted here, the Defense Production Act defenses in the worker death cases by Tyson went nowhere. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Take-Home COVID in Play Again Before Supreme Court | 07/07/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I hope you aren’t tired of hearing more about COVID-19, because there has been a new development in the Kuciemba case. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: An Evidence Constraint | 07/06/2022 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On May 5, the governor signed SB 542 (whose companion had been HB 411 until it was "laid on the table"...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Reminder About Defense Burden on Apportionment | 07/05/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let’s take a moment to look at a panel decision on apportionment. ...Read More | |||
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Burk: Section 20 Settlements Versus Orders Approving Settlement | 07/01/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Our clients often ask great questions regarding settlements in New Jersey workers’ compensation, particularly regarding the two types of settlements — orders approving settlement and Section 20/full and final — and the differences between them. This post provides examp...Read More | |||
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Phillips: Self-Represented Litigants: Look at the Rules | 06/30/2022 | |
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| By: Judge Allen Phillips | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The right to self-representation has been part of American jurisprudence since the beginnings of our nation. Indeed, the Judiciary Act of 1789 provided that “in all the courts of the United States, the parties may plead and manage their own causes personally or by the assistance of counsel....Read More | |||
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Moore: Having Field Case Managers Is Still Great Risk Management | 06/29/2022 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp field case managers, also known as rehab nurses, can still be a great risk management method for lost time files. ...Read More | |||
