Survey Says Regulators Must Be More Assertive Regarding Opioid Use, by John Stahl, Esq. A November 12, 2013 webinar that peer review and drug management firm CID Management sponsored summarized the results of a CID survey of front-line employees and executives in the workers' compensation industry. That study asked the respondents questions regarding methods for addressing the heavy use of opioids in the workers' compensation system. This data from this effort represented the responses in the 272 out of 400 surveys...Read more. 

Larson's Spotlight on Recent Interesting Cases, by Thomas A. Robinson, JD   

Florida: Court Indicates There Is a Presumption Against "Borrowed Servant" Status. Quoting Larson's, a Florida appellate court reversed a trial court's ruling that a firm was immune from tort liability because the injured party was its...Read more.

Washington: Where Injured Worker Can Perform Some Jobs of General Nature, "Odd Lot" Instruction to Jury Was Not Appropriate. Quoting Larson's, a Washington appellate court held that a trial court's refusal to give a jury instruction as to the odd lot rule was...Read more.

North Carolina: Medicare Set-Aside Agreement's "Seed Money" Must Be Paid Despite Injured Employee's Death. In an unusual case showing the importance of careful drafting of settlement agreements, a North Carolina appellate court held that an employer's comp carrier was...Read more.

Massachusetts: Between Insurers, Payment of Benefits Is No Waiver of Right to Contest Coverage. A Mass. appellate court held that an insurer's assumption of payment does not purport to constitute a waiver of its right to contest coverage with respect to another insurer...Read more.