Industry Insights
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Kamin: The Dirty Truth About Settlement Offers | 03/12/2026 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Although the California State Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct require the communication of all written settlement offers to a client, it’s safe to say there are regulars in the workers’ compensation community who routinely ignore that rule. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Inflated, Unrealistic Drug Prices Engorge Comp Settlements With MSAs | 03/09/2026 | |
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| By: Cliff Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In most high-dollar workers’ compensation settlements (and in some liability cases), a Medicare set-aside is considered. ...Read More | |||
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Rawson: The Work Comp Blind Spot: Subrogation and Health Plan Silos | 03/11/2026 | |
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| By: Win Rawson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, the question of who pays an injured employee’s medical expenses is not always clear, esp...Read More | |||
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Johnson: A Proposed SIBTF Trailer Bill, Procedural Morass and Judicial Chaos | 03/06/2026 | |
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| By: Arthur L. Johnson | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that Gov. Gavin Newsom is pitching, proposed Labor Code Sections 4754.1(c), (g) and (e) co...Read More | |||
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Johnson: Preliminary Thoughts on the 2026 SIBTF Trailer Bill | 03/04/2026 | |
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| By: Arthur L. Johnson | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The changes proposed by the Gov. Gavin Newsom administration in the SIBTF trailer bill are going to have wide-ranging and serious effects, both o...Read More | |||
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Chetcuti: Issues With Rader Significant Panel Decision | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| On Jan. 8, 2026, a significant panel decision was issued in Rader v. Ticketmaster Corp. and SCIF, wherein the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found jurisdiction beyond f...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Connection Between Medicaid and Workers' Comp | 02/27/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp and Medicaid are intertwined. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Workplace Injury Numbers Shift, but Key Risks Persist | 02/25/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California saw a 4% decline in employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, following a sharp ...Read More | |||
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Lang: Proposed LC 5710 Fees Guidelines | 02/20/2026 | |
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| By: Shannon M. Lang | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Who hasn’t experienced working so hard to get the case settled, only to have it held up by applicants' attorneys raising the issue of “unpaid” Labor Code Section 5710 fees? ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Even Super Bowl Winners May Lose in Comp | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Approximately 135 million viewers around the world tuned in to watch the New England Patriots (again!) take on the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX. ...Read More | |||
