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UR Bill Sent to Senate Floor
A bill that would require that utilization review physicians are licensed in California and have the same duty of care as a treating provider in some instances was fast-tracked to the…
CorVel Announces First Generative AI Initiative to Transform Claims and Case Management
CorVel Corp. announced the integration of generative AI into its CareMC claims platform in a move it said would help reduce costs, minimize liability and improve care and claims oversight. The technology,…
Accuro Acquires Splashlight Solutions
Medical bill review and payment manager Accuro Solutions announced the acquisition of national work comp bill review service provider Splashlight Solutions. Lisa Gran The purchase price was not disclosed. All Splashlight employees…
Gregory Grinberg to Manage New Offices for Tobin Lucks
Workers’ compensation defense firm Tobin Lucks announced that attorney Gregory Grinberg is joining as an equity partner to manage a newly opened office in Northern California. Gregory Grinberg Grinberg, who spent…
New Company Must Shoulder Experience, Liability of Preexisting Business
An Ohio appellate court upheld the transfer of the outstanding workers’ compensation liability of an older company to a newly formed company in the same line of business, finding the…
Court Finds Worker’s Successive Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim Timely
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker’s successive claim for occupational pneumoconiosis, filed nearly four years after his last harmful exposure, was timely. Case: Argus Energy LLC v.
Court: Employer Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Retaliatory Discharge Claim
A Texas appellate court ruled that a government agency should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim that she was terminated in retaliation for seeking workers' compensation after…
Defense Firm PKNW Now Called Duncan, Cassio, Lucchesi, Binkley & Van Doren
California workers’ compensation defense firm PKNW has changed its name. Founded in 1992 under the leadership of Daniel Yohman, the Fresno firm including David Parker and Richard Kern was known as…
Elizabeth Frenzel Joins Injury Management Organization as Medical Director
Dr. Elizabeth Frenzel recently joined Injury Management Organization Inc. as its new medical director. Dr. Elizabeth Frenzel Her primary role will be working in collaboration with the managed care team, IMO’s network…
Governor Signs Bill Reducing Ownership Threshold for Comp Exemption
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte enacted a bill lowering the ownership threshold for corporate officers and managers to be exempted from workers’ compensation. Montana law designates certain jobs and positions for which…
Safety and Health Conference Set
Kentucky's Education and Labor Cabinet and the Kentucky Safety and Health Network have set the 2023 Governor’s Safety and Health Conference and Exposition for May 17-19 in Louisville. Among scheduled events are…
School Board Wants Comp for Teacher Shot by Boy
The school district that employed a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old boy says her $40 million lawsuit is not adequate to address her injuries and that workers' compensation is the proper remedy. Abigail Zwerner…