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Optum Rx to Pay $5.8M for Not Following Pricing Procedures
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced that pharmacy benefits manager Optum Rx agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a claim that it failed to follow workers’ compensation prescription drug…
Court Tosses Former Police Cadet’s Claims for Heat-Related Injuries
A Texas appellate court tossed a former police cadet’s tort claims against the individual officers he blamed for his heat-stress-related injuries during a training exercise. Case: Manley v. Wise, No. 03-21-00120-CV,…
Court Overturns Award of Payment to Treatment Providers
A Florida appellate court overturned an award of payment for providers who treated a worker after an on-the-job injury. Case: Arrez Brothers Carpentry LLC v. Ortiz, No. 1D21-2225, 02/23/2022, published. Facts: Jose…
Court Sorts Out Liability for Worker’s Injuries From Fall in Bathroom
A New York appellate court ruled that some of the defendants in a Labor Law claim were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims against them for his injuries…
Comp Bill Calls for Notification of Discontinued Prescription Payments
Connecticut lawmakers are pushing for workers' compensation insurers and employers to provide timely notification of discontinued prescriptions for injured workers, under a proposal introduced Thursday. SB 222, by the Senate Labor…
Court Says Counsel’s Communication With Expert Renders Opinion Unreliable
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits based on the rejection of a medical expert’s causation opinion as having been tainted by counsel’s…
DWC Sets Designated Doctor Focus Group Meeting
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a focus group meeting in March to gather feedback on ways to improve the designated doctor program. The meeting will allow system users…
BWC Board, Committees to Meet
The board of directors for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will meet Friday to hear reports from committees meeting today. Stephanie McCloud The board’s Investment, Actuarial, Audit and Medical Services…
Bill Would Require X-Mod Reduction for Medical-Only Losses
Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation to require that any experience rating adjustment for medical-only claims be applied to reduce the impact of the loss on the employer’s experience modification. House Bill…
Split Court Overturns Finding That Worker With Lymphedema Has Schedule Injury
A divided Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a finding that a worker had suffered a schedule compensable injury when he developed lymphedema after he fell through a catwalk. Case: Corley v. Acme…
Goldberg Segalla Adds Cody Austin Karoffa to Firm
Goldberg Segalla added Cody Austin Karoffa to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Manhattan. Cody Austin Karoffa Karoffa focuses his practice on representing employers, insurers and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters. He…
Court Revives Claim for Worker Who Fell for Unknown Reason
A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a massage therapist who fell for an unknown reason as she was leaving work. Case: Soya v. Health First Inc., No. 1D21-59, 02/21/2022,…