Industry Insights
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Dietz: Working Under the Influence | 11/20/2024 | |
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| By: Ryan M. Dietz | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The consumption of illicit substances, such as alcohol, marijuana and prescription narcotics, before or during work hours is on the rise among American workers, thus giving rise to more workers’ compensation claims involving the intoxication defense. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Pertinent Questions | 11/18/2024 | |
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| By: Judge David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| I get some intriguing emails from time to time. I received one recently in which the inquirer expressed some questions for the good of the community. The writer laid claim to the role of "sounding board" and suggested that dissemination of information would benefit the workers' comp...Read More | |||
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Kamin and Larres: Best Remedy for OTOC Is Removal, Not Reconsideration | 11/14/2024 | |
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| Source: John P. Kamin and Louis A. Larres | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A petition for reconsideration is an inappropriate remedy to a judge’s order taking a matter off calendar, according to a new significant panel decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Minor Injury Blows Up Again | 11/13/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: IA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Though there are a number of points of differentiation, a new opinion from the Iowa Court of Appeals again demonstrates the value of settling and getting out early. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Eric Hunter of Bradford and Barthel Dies at 47 | 11/01/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Eric Hunter, a beloved member of Bradford and Barthel’s family and strong contributor to most of the California workers’ compensation defense firm’s technological advances, has passed away. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: DWC Identifies 'Poor' Work Comp Carriers | 10/28/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has released its official 2024 rankings of workers’ compensation insurance carriers, and the results are bad news for a handful of insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: LC 3600(a)(8) Bars Trucker's Claim | 10/23/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| An applicant’s claim can be barred if he is guilty of a criminal charge that is punishable by a “fine or imprisonment in the county jail,” according to a 2022 panel decision interpreting Labor Code Section 3600(a)(8). ...Read More | |||
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Young: What Did We Learn From This Legislative Session? | 10/17/2024 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Now that the 2024 California legislative session is over, what did we learn this year about workers’ comp at the Capitol? What follows are some takeaways and references to some of the bills that were passed and others that died. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: Subpoenaing Out-of-State Records | 10/16/2024 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One of the most powerful tools in a defense attorney or claims examiner’s arsenal is the subpoena for production of records. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: More 2,500 MPNs Vanish — Again | 10/15/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| By now, we’ve grown accustomed to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation utterly failing to manage the state’s medical provider network system. ...Read More | |||
