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Published March 7, 2022
A Return to In-Person Workers’ Compensation Trials: California DIR Announcement Expected
The California Department of Industrial Relations is expected to announce a return to in-person trials beginning as soon as March 22, 2022. In-person proceedings would include case in chief trials, expedited hearings and lien trials.
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Published January 28, 2022
Losses in Vital Imaging Fraud Case Increase to $27.9M
The estimated losses in the workers’ compensation fraud case of Sam Sarkis Solakyan have increased from $14.1M to $27.9M. According to prosecutors, insurers paid over $30M Solakyan’s various radiology entities, and 93% of the MRIs completed by Vital Imaging were referred to by Medex physicians.
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Published January 11, 2022
California Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends In-Person Hearings Due to COVID-19 Surge
The Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced on Tuesday, Jan. 11, that all in-person hearings will be paused through the end of the month, when the situation will be re-evaluated.
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Published May 4, 2022
Join SRTK for a Special PARMA Southern California Chapter Meeting on Workers’ Compensation Topics
The PARMA SoCal chapter meeting on May 24th will present an opportunity for risk managers and other claims professionals to learn from seasoned attorneys and earn CE/MCLE credit.
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Published April 11, 2022
Christine Elliott Wins Voluntary Dismissal of COVID Workers’ Compensation Claim Before Trial
Christine Elliott was able to secure the voluntary dismissal of a COVID claim after aggressively pushing the matter to Trial. The COVID allegations did not qualify for any statutory presumptions, and the case was denied based on lack of evidence that applicant contracted COVID at work.
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Published April 7, 2022
Join SRTK for WorkPartners’ ELEVATE 2022 Workers’ Compensation & Leadership Conference
SRTK will be attending WorkPartners’ 2022 ELEVATE conference in San Diego, and we hope to see you there! Look for Mya Gibson (Senior Associate), Marni Kulberg, and Melissa Downing, our Director of Client Services, at the conference on April 19th.
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Thought of the Day
Remember, if you forget to timely deny a psyche injury case, the good faith personnel defense is exempt from the Labor Code section 5402(b) presumption of compensability.

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