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Published April 3, 2017
Garcia v Yirae Fashions
In Garcia v Yirae Fashions 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 30, the Court addressed the proper procedure for challenging the specialty designated in a QME panel request.
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Published March 30, 2017
The Use of Surveillance Film In a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Joe Smith, a surly, disgruntled, sub-optimum, morbidly obese individual, has claimed the occurrence of an industrial injury to his back.
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Published March 28, 2017
Galleano Winery, Inc. v WCAB (Macias)
In Galleano Winery, Inc. v WCAB (Macias) (1997) 61 CCC 1547, the Court declared that the workers’ compensation process will be perverted where there is any “exercise in gamesmanship.”
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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 March 9, 2017
The Potential Ripple Effect of the Repeal of Obamacare
According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office’s February 17, 2017 report, the repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act could have substantial ramifications to the State of California.
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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 22, 2017
Defending a Second Panel Obtained By Filing a Cumulative Trauma Claim
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board recently issued its decision in Feige v State of California 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 10.
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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 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 6, 2017
Removing Fraudulent Providers from the System – SB 1160 and AB 1244
No two words within the Workers’ Compensation system create more of a universal repugnance than lien claimant. The stench of the fraudulent medical providers has been exacerbated by their apparent ability to impose upon the employers of this state responsibility for satisfying their liens.
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