Author: SRTK Shareholders
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Published April 2, 2018
Trisha Toyne of San Diego Earns a Take Nothing
Trisha Toyne, of our San Diego office, recently earned a take nothing on a cumulative trauma claim.
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Published March 28, 2018
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Published March 15, 2018
Ted Richards to Speak at Current Issues in Workers’ Compensation Seminar
Ted Richards to speak on workers’ compensation issues in orthopedic medicine and the intersection of the medical and legal process.
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Published March 6, 2018
Court of Appeals Limits Temporary Disability Award Length
The Court of Appeals issued a decision today in the case of Kyle Pike vs County of San Diego. The decision found that, for dates of injury after January 1st, 2008, there can be no temporary disability awarded more than 5 years after the injury.
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Published February 14, 2018
Jeff Stander Writes WorkCompCentral Article on Challenging Witness Credibility
Of Counsel Jeff Stander has published an article in WorkCompCentral’s Work Comp World blog detailing strategies for challenging a witness’ credibility in a work injury case.
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Published December 27, 2017
California DWC Publishes List of Entities Holding Stayed Liens
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has published a digital list of entities that are believed to have filed liens on behalf of criminally charged providers.
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Published December 19, 2017
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Published November 3, 2017
Aaron Hemmings Receives a Take Nothing
SRTK Shareholder Aaron Hemmings received a Take Nothing judgment in the case of a 56-year-old, long-term machine operator who alleged three claims of injury AOE/COE in a post-termination fashion, all of which were denied.
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Published October 27, 2017
Appellate Court to Review Five-Year Cap on TD Payments
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has filed an amicus brief with the 4th District Court of Appeal arguing that the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) “judicially rewrote” a statutory cap on temporary disability duration when it awarded benefits to an injured worker more than five years after the injury occurred.
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Published September 28, 2017
Building a Sound Workers’ Compensation Case, Especially Concerning PD
All workers’ compensation practitioners know that they must conduct the proper due diligence and research to build a credible and legitimate case. Recent Noteworthy Panel Decisions (NPDs) can expose practitioner flaws as well as shed light on how to properly build and defend a case.
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Published September 25, 2017
Eric Barr of Inland Empire Earns a Take Nothing
Eric Barr, of our Inland Empire office, recently earned a take nothing on a diabetes claim.
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Published September 20, 2017
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Published September 7, 2017
CMS Names New Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has named a new Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor after some delay. Additionally, CMS also released figures for how much it recovered in Medicare conditional payments from primary payers in 2016.
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Published September 1, 2017
Elsen Cheng’s 132a Case Named a Noteworthy Panel Decision
A case that Elsen Cheng, of SRTK’s Orange County office, defended was recently deemed a noteworthy panel decision by LexisNexus. Elsen received a take nothing on the hotly contested 132a claim in Espinoza v. Avis Rent A Car, 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 309.
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Published August 16, 2017
Joanne Thomas Gets Lien Disallowed in its Entirety
A lien claimant filed a lien in the amount of $21,850.30. SRTK President and CEO Joanne Thomas argued several points, and the court ultimately disallowed the entire lien.
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Published August 15, 2017
Kathleen Roberts of San Jose Obtains a Take Nothing
After a full day of trial, Managing Shareholder of our San Jose office, Kathleen Roberts, secured a take nothing for tortilla manufacturer Mi Rancho in Hayward.
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Published August 7, 2017
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Published June 22, 2017
Tim Kinsey Quoted in Work Comp Central
SRTK’s Tim Kinsey was recently quoted in Sherri Okamoto’s Work Comp Central article “’Going and Coming’ Rule Doesn’t Apply to Worker Commuting Between Job Sites.” The article summarizes a California appellate court’s decision that denied benefits to a government-employed in-home caretaker who was injured while traveling between the homes of two clients. Although a judge … Continued
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Published June 19, 2017
Nadia Imtanes of Orange County Obtains a Take Nothing
Congratulations to Nadia Imtanes who recently obtained a Take Nothing on behalf of our client.
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Published June 15, 2017
Bethe Barkley of Greater Los Angeles Receives a Take Nothing
Bethe Barkley obtained the take nothing after a 3 day AOE/COE trial with 6 witnesses.
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Published June 5, 2017
Congratulations to Nedda Safi of Our Inland Empire Office
Congratulations to Nedda Safi in our Inland Empire Office, who secured a Dismissal of Claim for failure to prosecute, saving our client lots of money on potential benefits and treatment.
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Published June 1, 2017
Congratulations to Vahe Tchoukadarian of Our Inland Empire Office
Congratulations to Vahe Tchoukadarian in our Inland Empire Office for securing dismissals of two claimed injuries, saving our client from exposure to a large amount of benefits and expenses.
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Published May 5, 2017
Kathleen Roberts of San Jose Receives a Take Nothing Further
In the case of Angela Lua v. Mainstay in Santa Cruz County, Kathleen Roberts (San Jose office) secured an award at the Salinas WCAB that Ms. Lua take nothing further on her claim.
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Published May 5, 2017
Congratulations to Cathy Chang of Our Inland Empire Office
Congratulations to Cathy Chang of our Inland Empire office, who prevailed after an Expedited Hearing by convincing the judge that, had the worker not been terminated for good cause, modified duty would have been available, saving our client up to 104 weeks of benefits.
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Published May 2, 2017
Congratulations to Jeff Suggs of Our Fresno Office
Congratulations to Jeff Suggs of our Fresno office who prevented, not only a 100% finding of PD, but also a life pension finding, showing a WCJ where apportionment was proper through testimony and great direction in the medical reports.
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Published April 27, 2017
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Published April 21, 2017
Elsen Cheng of Orange County Recently Obtained A Take Nothing
Elsen Cheng, of SRTK’s Orange County office, recently received a take nothing on a hotly contested 132a claim.
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Published March 23, 2017
Congratulations Kimberlyn Bulkat
Kimberlyn Bulkat, of SRTK’s San Diego office, successfully prevented the expense and risk of an applicant receiving a commutation of benefits for personal expenses, including a new roof, mortgage payments, and other debts.
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Published March 20, 2017
Supreme Court Won’t Decide Whether MPN Doctors’ Opinions Are Subject to UR/IMR
The California Supreme Court has declined a request for review of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s (WCAB) decision in Parrent v. SBC-Pacific Bell Telephone Company.
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Published March 17, 2017
Tricks of the Trade When Calculating Temporary Disability Rate
California workers’ compensation offers applicants temporary disability (TD) payment.
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Published February 23, 2017
Tim Kinsey’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case Result
Tim Kinsey’s efforts in defending a workers’ compensation fraud case result in a guilty plea and jail time.
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Published February 21, 2017
Recent Noteworthy Panel Decisions
Recent Noteworthy Panel Decisions (NPDs) involving the determination of an applicant’s official date of injury and the statute of limitations as well as who is liable for the applicant’s injury.
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Published February 15, 2017
Valley Industrial Claims Association’s (VICA) Annual Crab Feed
We are a proud sponsor of the Valley Industrial Claims Association’s (VICA) annual Crab Feed event, to be held on Friday February 17, 2017 at the Dante Club in Sacramento.
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Published February 15, 2017
Association of Insurance Professionals’ Luncheon
SRTK’s Kimberly Dyess is scheduled to present at the Association of Insurance Professionals’ luncheon on February 21, 2017 in San Diego.
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Published February 10, 2017
Tim Kinsey Quoted in WorkCompCentral Article About CAAA Support of MPN Treatment
Shareholder Tim Kinsey was recently quoted in Sherri Okamoto’s February 6, 2017 WorkComp Central article about treatment within Medical Provider Networks (MPNs).
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Published February 7, 2017
San Fernando Valley Office Is Now Open
We are excited to announce that our newest office, located in the San Fernando Valley, has opened its doors.
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Published January 31, 2017
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Published December 23, 2016
Thousand Oaks Celebrated the Holidays with An Ugly Sweater Contest
This week our Thousand Oaks office celebrated the holidays with some food and lots of fun!
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Published December 21, 2016
Happy Holidays from the Inland Empire Team
Happy Holidays to All from the SRTK Inland Empire Team
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Published December 19, 2016
Sacramento Office Holiday Party
Our Sacramento office celebrated the holidays with good food and great friends.
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Published December 9, 2016
AWCP Annual Holiday Party Pic
We were a proud sponsor of the 2016 AWCP Holiday Party last night. Click “Read More” to see a pic of the SRTK team at the event.
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Published December 2, 2016
AIP (Association of Insurance Professionals) Holiday Party
The Association of Insurance Professionals’ Annual Holiday luncheon is on December 13, 2016 and we are excited to be a part of the event.
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Published November 30, 2016
Congratulations Jeff Stander
Join SRTK in sending congratulations to Jeff Stander who is retiring as a Shareholder after an amazing 34 years of service.
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Published November 28, 2016
San Diego RIMS (Risk Insurance Management Society) Holiday Party
The San Diego Chapter of Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS) is hosting a holiday luncheon on December 8, 2016.
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Published November 23, 2016
AWCP (Association of Workers Compensation Professionals) Annual Holiday Party
The 2016 Royal Ball hosted by the Association of Workers’ Compensation Professionals is almost here. We look forward to attending the event on December 8, 2016.
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Published November 17, 2016
25th Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference and Expo
We’re going to New Orleans! The 25th Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference and Expo is taking place from November 30 through December 2 and we couldn’t be more excited to be one of the exhibitors.
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