III head's rejoinder to the recent articles by ProPublica and NPR on the workers' compensation industry is a must-read for all stakeholders. Read More 

New legislation would reclassify marijuana and reduce the government's ability to regulate the drug, increase research efforts, and allow VA physicians to legally prescribe medical marijuana to veterans. Read More 

The risks cited, however, are not from a fear of increased crashes, but rather a fear of decreased profits. Read More 

An exotic dancer who was shot at a S.C. nightclub is entitled to workers' compensation benefits for her injury, the state Supreme Court said, in what could be a potentially precedent-setting decision. Read More

To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 300 words or less. Read More

The 5th Circuit has upheld dismissal of "seaman's manslaughter" charges against two BP well leaders for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout that killed 11 workers. Read More 

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Researchers say they've built a computational tool that identifies 800 ways people are at increased risk for PTSD, permitting for the first time a personalized prediction guide. Read More

Workers' compensation reforms that took effect January 1 in Kansas significantly reduced payments for injured workers. Those changes have people fearful that the law could be overturned, potentially exposing businesses to multimillion-dollar lawsuits. Read More