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Insurer Can Pursue Malpractice Claim Against Attorneys
A New York appellate court ruled that a retrocession insurer can pursue a malpractice claim against the lawyers who represented its insured in a personal injury action. Case: Century Property and Casualty…
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced additional changes to the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to align with…
WCRI Publishes Compendium of State, Federal Cost Containment Strategies
The Workers Compensation Research Institute published a guide describing the medical cost containment strategies used in all 50 states and three federal workers’ compensation programs. The publication, “Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Coal Miner
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a former miner on his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. Case: Wright v. West Virginia Office of Insurance Commissioner,…
Contract Nurse Subjected to Strip Search Can Proceed With Civil Rights Claims
A federal appellate court ruled that neither qualified immunity nor the exclusive remedy provision of Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Law barred a nurse’s civil rights claims of being strip-searched as she reported…
Bill Would Allow Electronic Signature on C&R
Injured workers and their beneficiaries in California would be able to electronically sign settlement agreements, under a bill introduced this month. Assembly Bill 2337, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would…
Double-Dipper Gets 5-Year Sentence, $170,000 Restitution Order
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said a woman was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $170,000 in restitution for conning two employers in two…
Court: Board Didn’t Abuse Discretion in Denying Employer’s Late Application for Review
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying an employer’s untimely application for review. Case: Matter of Golisano v. ABX Innovative…
Carrier Fails to Prove Cancellation of Policy Before Worker’s Accident
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier failed to prove its claim that it had canceled an employer’s policy before an employee’s accident. Case:…
Injured Worker Retains Burden to Show Labor Market Attachment
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not relieved of his burden to show attachment to the labor market, and substantial evidence supported a finding that he…
TDI Adopts NCCI Filing for 11% Average Loss Cost Decrease
The Texas Department of Insurance adopted the National Council on Compensation Insurance's advisory loss cost filing that proposes an average decrease of 11%, effective July 1. According to a bulletin the department…
Assembly Passes Omnibus Comp Bill
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that would increase benefits, clarify case closure responsibilities and modify uninsured employer fund processes and rules for advanced payment of permanent partial disability. The Assembly…