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Vol 1, Issue 28

Find Solutions & Strategies                                 June 21, 2010

Attorney Involvement in California Workers' Comp
Study finds high level of attorney involvement in comp claims
In This Issue
* FEATURED ARTICLE: attorney involvement
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* BLOG ROUND UP: fraud, CCCs, Ogilvie burden
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* ARCHIVES: view past eNewsletters

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FEATURED ARTICLE:  attorneys

CWCICWCI Data Quantifies Attorney Involvement in California Workers' Comp. New data reveals a high level of attorney involvement in California's "no-fault" workers' compensation system and finds that between 2000 and 2008, attorneys were involved in nearly 44 percent of all lost-time claims and in more than 86 percent of claims involving permanent disabilities. Regional differences in attorney involvement were also found. > Read the summary 
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Out-of-State Employment. WCAB, rescinding WCJ's finding, held that there was insufficient evidence in record to determine whether requirements in LC 3600.5(b) were satisfied so as to deprive State of California of subject matter jurisdiction over cumulative injuries suffered by professional football player while playing for Cincinnati Bengals during period through 4/12/94. > Read the Carroll panel decision

 

Permanent Disability; Apportionment; Compromise and Release Agreement as Prior Award. WCAB, distinguishing Pasquotto v. Hayward Lumber (en banc), held that order approving compromise and release constituted a "prior award of permanent disability" for purposes of LC 4664 apportionment, because there was an express clause regarding agreed permanent disability rating and a statement that rating was based upon AME's report. > Read the Perez panel decision

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BLOG ROUND UP
 
Fraud SignWorkers' Comp  Fraud Blotter 6/17/2010 - recent arrests, charges, convictions, investigations. Read it.  
 
 
 
Cal Comp CasesCal. Comp. Cases June Advanced Postings 6/16/2010.  Sanctions. WCJs; Petitions for Disqualification. Read it.
 
 
 
Cal Comp CasesCalifornia Workers' Compensation Cases Roundup 6/16/2010. The May issue of Cal. Comp. Cases is now on lexis.com. Read it. Publisher's Note: Alvarez v. W.C.A.B., which was reported in our May issue, was vacated by the Court of Appeal after the issue went to press. We will update the case with subsequent history in our annual hardbound volume.
 
Howard StevensThe Ogilvie Burden. Howard Stevens, McDermott & Clawson, LLP, provides practice tips on how to meet the Ogilvie burden in light of recent panel decisions Shini v. Pacific Auto Body and Garcia v. HinrichsenRead it
 
what's new in THE HANNA TREATISE
P270 coverThe next set of updates for Hanna, California Law of Employee Injuries and Workers' Compensation will include, among other things:
 
Privacy & Sub Rosa Video Surveillance. New section on conflicts between right to privacy and sub rosa video surveillance
 
Utilization Review and Spinal Surgery. Discussion of utilization review of requests for authorization for spinal surgery
 
Penalty Assessments; Failure to Insure. Coverage of amended Labor Code Section 3722, effective January 1, 2011, which increases the penalty assessments for failure to obtain workers' compensation insurance and specifies the method for calculating those penalties. 
 
Chiropractic Manipulation Under Anesthesia. Discussion of 16 Cal. Code Reg. � 318.1, operative March 18, 2010, which governs chiropractic manipulation under anesthesia (MUA).
 
Permanent Disability; Rating; Whole Person Impairment. Discussino of the Appeals Board en banc decision in Blackledge v. Bank of America, which sets out the respective rules and responsibilities of a reporting physician, the WCJ, and the rater in assessing an injured employee's whole person impairment under the AMA Guides.

Injury AOE/COE; Qualified Medical Evaluators; Rule 30(d)(3). Discussion of the Appeals Board en banc decision in Mendoza v. Huntington Hospital, which held that 8 Cal. Code Reg. � 30(d)(3) is invalid because it conflicts with Labor Code Sections 4060(c) and 4062.2 and exceeds the scope of Labor Code Section 5402(b). 
 
enewsletter archives
Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2010...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to [email protected].
 
June 14, 2010
June 1, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103428836972.html

May 24, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103424392153.html

May 17, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103406552817.html

May 10, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103375976783.html

May 3, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103353063934.html

April 26, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103330236374.html

April 19, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103299190031.html

April 12, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103274786037.html

April 5, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103253375187.html

March 29, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103221393952.html

March 22, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103194496278.html

March 15, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103158082746.html

March 8, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103143755983.html

March 1, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103099894039.html

February 22, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103073800750.html

February 16, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103029296112.html

February 9, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102999766740.html

February 2, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102970190663.html

January 26, 2010

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102967250030.html 

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