Industry Insights
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Paduda: Catastrophic Claims Are Changing | 02/04/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Excellent research on high-cost work comp claims by NCCI’s Brett Foster and Yuchen Su indicates that we need to take a step back and revisit how we characterize, think about and manage catastrophic claims. ...Read More | |||
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Bair: Leaning Into Liens | 02/02/2026 | |
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| By: Jessica E. Bair | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Ah, good old liens. Love them or hate them, they are a major component of workers’ compensation claims, and failure to timely address them can result in tens of thousands of dollars being owed by claims adjusters. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: How Hard Can Intoxication Defense Be? | 01/30/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Though seemingly a simple defense, intoxication oftentimes trips up unsuspecting defendants. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: What Questions Should Permanency Evaluators Ask Petitioners? | 01/28/2026 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An attorney in New Jersey recently asked me a question I have not been asked before, namely, whether some permanency evaluators ask too many questions of examinees. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Health Care Is Missing the Point | 01/26/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| There’s an opinion piece in HealthAffairs from last week calling for providers to add “mobility” to the list of quality indicators assessed by governments, employers and health care practitioners. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: AI Citations Present Cautionary Tale for Attorneys | 01/20/2026 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| If the past few years have taught attorneys one thing about artificial intelligence, it’s that they should not trust AI for case citations. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Is Rodriguez Worth It? | 01/16/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a famous phrase used to describe the persuasive power of numbers to bolster weak arguments and mislead an audience. ...Read More | |||
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Tolentino: Keep Your Friends Close, but Your Enemies Closer | 01/14/2026 | |
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| By: Arc N. Tolentino | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As a workers’ compensation defense attorney, one of the things that fascinates me the most is how things can get done with the help of the proverbial enemy of defendants: the applicants' attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Young: The Top 2025 California Workers' Comp Developments | 01/09/2026 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Now that 2025 has faded to 2026, it’s time for a look at what stood out last year in the world of California workers’ compensation. If you had not been following the system carefully, what signal stood out amid the noise? ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Not Always an Accident | 01/07/2026 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation is a system designed to protect employers and employees from "unexpected events happening suddenly." That phrase, or one like it, is featured in various statutes across the country. ...Read More | |||
