A Lesson in Pugilism: The Battle of the AMA Guides in DE, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq.

This week's post is courtesy of Kris Starr who emailed me to say: "Rodgers v. G. Dean MacEwen. I sort of won...."

And for those of you who think that any sparring which occurs at the IAB over the AMA Guide 5th versus 6th is just going to be a sweet series of pitty-pat punches, here is a rare example of that pound for pound legend, Dr. Stephen Rogers, kissing the canvass.

Corner men in the case of Christopher Taylor v. RGS Electrical, IAB # 1322587 (8/12/11) were David Arndt for the claimant and Kristopher Starr for the employer.

So what was at stake? Claimant seeking 11% to the thoracic spine as rated by Doc Rodgers. Sounds credible, not too greedy, right? Stepping up to the ring to challenge that impairment was Dr. Dean MacEwen....read more.

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Larson's Spotlight reports noteworthy workers' comp cases each week. This list was compiled by Thomas A. Robinson, a staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation Law, the nation's leading authority on workers' compensation law. 

 

 

 

 > Read the summaries & court decisions.

  

1. FL: Both Employee and Employer Can Be "Prevailing Party" For Purposes of Attorney's Fees

 

2. MN: Medical Center-Not Spinal Cord Manufacturer-Is "Health Care Provider" For Purposes of Billing the Cost of the Equipment

 

3. OH: No "Current Desire to Work" Must Be Shown to Support Facial-Disfigurement Claim

 

4. PA: Nothing Inherently Inconsistent Between Degenerative Condition and Industrial Causation

 

5. NC: Appeal of Order Related to Life Care Plan Dismissed; Order Was Interlocutory

MSP: Stricker Judge Refuses Motion to Reconsider Order Dismissing Medicare Claims Against Liability Insurers.

7th Circuit Denies Liberty Mutual Permission to Appeal AIG's $450M Settlement of Workers Comp Premiums Case. 

NFL, New Orleans Saints Sue Former Players for Seeking Workers Comp Benefits in California.  

Winners Announced for Workers Comp Risk Management Award.

AIC Holdings Appoints Robert G. Purdy President and CEO of AIC Underwriters.  

NRLB Releases Investigation Report on 14 Cases Involving Employee Use of Social Media.

Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend.

Medicare Secondary Payer Charitable Foundation Announces Free Professional Medicare Set-Aside Administration for Qualified Beneficiaries.

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1106538861976.html 

July 11, 2011: State Workers' Comp Ball of Confusion: AIA's Position on WC Issues

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1106459756640.html

July 5, 2011: Pulmonary Embolism and the Homebased Worker