Blog
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Published January 17, 2020
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Published January 13, 2020
SRTK Promotes Jerry Rempel to Shareholder, Longtime Shareholder Ted Richards to Transition to Of Counsel
SRTK is pleased to announce that Jerry Rempel has become a Shareholder of the firm. Jerry will be the Managing Shareholder of SRTK’s Sacramento and Chico offices. Jerry joined the firm in 2003 and opened the Chico office in 2004. His past 17 years of dedication and hard work are great examples of #srtkstrong.
Ted Richards is transitioning to an Of Counsel role after two decades plus with SRTK. Ted has been a workers’ comp lawyer for over 30 years, and we look forward to continuing to draw on his 30 years of workers’ comp experience and knowledge.
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Published November 22, 2019
3rd District Court of Appeal ruling in Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. WCAB addresses timeliness of EOR and subsequent jurisdiction.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal issued a ruling in Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. WCAB [link below] that an interpreter bill for med-legal services will be barred if the provider does not seek a second review following denial by the defendant’s EOR under the IBR/non-IBR process located in LC4603.2(e).
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Published November 22, 2019
Paul Zayat Obtains Order of Dismissal in Disputed Lung Cancer Case
Congratulations to Paul Zayat of the El Segundo office on obtaining an order of dismissal on a disputed lung cancer case! Ultimately the applicant relented and dismissed her case. At issue, should the PTP report have prevailed at trial, was 2 years of TTD, medical care, permanent disability and future medical care related to lung cancer.
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Published October 16, 2019
Yan Falkinstein Earns a Take Nothing After Vigorous Cross-Examination
Congratulations to Yan Falkinstein of our San Fernando Valley office on a hard-earned Take Nothing! Ultimately Yan was able to prove to the satisfaction of the court that the filing was based upon clerical error of the PTP’s office and there was no factual or medical evidence to support the allegation, but in the alternative the Statute of Limitations would apply.
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Published October 16, 2019
Southern California Doctor Sentenced to Two Years Over Kickbacks
Dr. Timothy J. Hunt has been ordered to serve two years in federal prison and will forfeit $3 million after admitting to taking over $1.5 million in illegal kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach over a five year period.
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Published October 11, 2019
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Published September 16, 2019
Kimetra Newton secures win on excessive copy service fees.
Congratulations to Kimetra Newton, who scored a big win for our client, saving a large amount of money on excessive copy service fees! Kimetra was quickly recognized by our client and her colleagues for this amazing result.
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Published August 30, 2019
Kathleen Roberts Earns a Take-Nothing
Kathleen Roberts, Shareholder of our San Jose office, recently earned a take nothing on an unusual pro per case involving a chemical exposure claim. The WCJ found no injury. Blood tests from a local hospital had shown an abnormality in the lungs and internal organs, and if the WCJ had found injury, the costs could have been enormous. Way to go, Kathleen!
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Published August 27, 2019
Workers’ Comp Case in New Hampshire Involving Opioids Comes Down to Employee’s Intentional Ingestion of Drugs
In a workers’ comp case involving opioids in New Hampshire, the NH Disability Rights Center and its insurer faced an argument that “where a work-related injury leads to addiction or substance abuse, that death is compensable.” The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed the CAB ruling to deny benefits based on the employee’s actions.
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Published July 29, 2019
Aaron Hemmings Secures Win With No Liability in Non-MPN Treatment Case
Aaron Hemmings recently secured a win in a case where the applicant alleged a CT which was initially denied. The TPA, employer and broker are all very happy with this outcome.
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Published July 8, 2019