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| Los Angeles RIMS Meeting | |
August 18, 2010
Registration: 11:30 a.m.
Meeting Adjourns: 1:30 p.m.
"Using Structured Settlements to Close Workers' Comp Claims"
R. Jeffrey Evans, Gilbert Kelly, Crowley & Jennett, LLP
Teddy Snyder, Esq., C.S.S.C., Ringler Associates
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North Hollywood, CA 91602
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 Ex Parte Communications. Judge Colleen Casey examines ex parte communications with regular physicians as well as AMEs and QMEs in light of the recent Oseguera panel decision where the doctor called the attorney for missing medical records. > Read more
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Medical Provider Networks. Defendant was not liable for medical treatment self-procured by applicant when any defect in defendant's MPN notice was sufficiently cured by proof of defendant's subsequent notice in its correspondence to applicant and to her non-MPN physician; defendant's lapse of proof of its initial notices at trial did not entitle applicant to continuous self-procured medical treatment at defendant's expense. See Jakes panel decision.
Panel Qualified Medical Evaluators. WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that report of panel QME in psychology should not be provided to ophthalmologic panel QME over applicant's objection, when psychologist's report was relevant to ophthalmologist's evaluation of applicant's eye injury; WCJ's decision was not consistent with LC 4063.2, which authorizes delivery of relevant medical and other records to panel QME, and only allows for objection to provision "non-medical" records. See Banks panel decision. |
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| BLOG ROUND UP |
 Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter 7/29/2010 - recent arrests, charges, convictions, investigations. Read it.
 Cal. Comp. Cases July Advanced Postings 7/28/2010. Read it.
 California Department of Industrial Relations Regulations: Update and Comments, by William Zachry. Read it.
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| judges in the news |
> Workers' Compensation Judge Gail Babcock, Marina del Rey District Office, is retiring effective August 13, 2010. |
| california top cases |
> Krause v. W.C.A.B. (MPNs; notice)
> Narayan v. EGL, Inc. (employment relationships; choice of law) |
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| 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 Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.
July 19, 2010
July 12, 2010
July 6, 2010
June 28, 2010
June 21, 2010
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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