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The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a permanently disabled worker and his wife cannot seek a judicial remedy for their allegations that an insurance carrier and its claims adjuster had engaged in a decade-long pattern of fraudulent conduct – which included a conspiracy to get them criminally prosecuted on baseless charges – in an… Read more »
Nearly half of all hospitals in California capable of handling trauma patients don’t follow national evidence-based guidelines used to prevent doctors from missing neck injuries before discharging patients, according to a study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
The study, which was published in the February issue of The Spine Journal, reviewed the protocols for “clearing” patients with trauma, such as… Read more »A court-appointed rehabilitator’s complaint accusing former caretakers of the… Read more »
Criminal cases stemming from fraud at Park… Read more »
A federal district court judge has dismissed a negligence suit by a former postal worker who says he was sickened by chemical leakage from a package in 2011, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Siragusa dismissed Jeffrey Lill’s suit claiming that the U.S. Postal Service had negligently destroyed the leaking package that sickened him before its contents could be analyzed, which prevented him from getting timely and appropriate medical care. Lill, who… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court vacated the denial of benefits to the manager of a… Read more »
The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has named Administrative Law Judge Barbara Webb as its new chief executive officer, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
The AWCC named Webb to the CEO post after Gov. Asa Hutchinson asked them to consider her for the job. Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Karen McKinney reported to the Joint Budget Committee’s Personnel Subcommittee last week that the commission had appointed… Read more »
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission last week posted instructions for attorneys who have settlement contracts or motions for cases that need approval by Arbitrators Joann Fratianni-Atsave or Joshua Luskin, who were recently appointed as members of the full commission.
In Zone 5, all correspondence previously sent to Fratianni-Atsave should be sent to either Arbitrator George Andros or Arbitrator Robert Falcioni for handling, the commission said.… Read more »
News: WEST
News: NORTH
- PA Court Vacates Denial of Benefits for Psyche Claim by Robbery Victim
- OK High Court Says Medical Treatment Guidelines Can't Be retroactively Applied to Worker
- NJ DWC Releases Beta Version of Online PD Benefit Calculator
- IL Commission Issues Instructions for Cases on Fratianni-Atsave's and Luskin's Dockets
- KS Work Injuries Decline 3.6% in 2014, but Fatalities Spike
News: SOUTH
- TX Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Suit to 'Enforce' Award of Lifetime Medical Benefits
- NC Court Affirms Finding HVAC Technician's Death Was Caused by Industrial Exposure to Asbestos
- FL Former Postal Worker's Suit over Leaking Package Dismissed
- KY Judicial Nominating Commission Selects Riggs as Candidate for High Court Spot
In the past few weeks, events 680 miles apart sharpened the debate over the merits of workers’ compensation opt-out.
In Nashville, state senator Mark Green submitted a bill, SB 721, to create an opt-out system in Tennessee. He had advice and support from ARAWC, the Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation… Read more »
A bill up for consideration in the New Mexico House of Representatives would establish guidelines for agencies that want to offer safety officers paid duty injury leave in addition to workers' compensation benefits.
House Bill 31, by Rep. Paul A. Pacheco, R-Albuquerque, would establish minimum procedures for agencies to follow when granting paid… Read more »
A pharmacy on 6th Ave. in Manhattan is facing $77,400 in fines from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after inspectors noticed blocked emergency exit routes in September.
OSHA cited the Duane Read store for five code violations, including one repeat, according to a Thursday press release. The violations included three emergency exits in the… Read more »Amerisafe, a workers' compensation carrier that focuses on hazardous business, grew its net income 23% in 2014.
The company reported net income of $53.7 million in 2014, up from $43.6 million the year prior, in its fourth-quarter earnings statement on Thursday. Amerisafe's net earned… Read more »
Exam Works is hosting a workers' compensation seminar focusing on medical issues in California on March 21 at the Marriott Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel.
The event will cover topics such as substantiality of medical evidence, accurate impairment ratings, and how to prepare for and testify at a deposition. Other topics include… Read more »
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper appointed Nicole Lamboley as his chief deputy commissioner of insurance.
Lamboley joined the Division of Insurance Jan. 27, bringing with her nearly two decades of public sector experience, according to a statement Kipper's office released Thursday. Her past positions… Read more »
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