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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 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 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