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bariatric surgery: IS IT A WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFIT? |
Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.
 Last week, I was very pleased to be a part of an Orlando, Florida risk management conference sponsored by Artex Risk Solutions. Along with two good friends and colleagues, Rebecca (Becki) Shafer, J.D., President of Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc.,...and Brad Bleakney, experienced trial lawyer and workers' compensation law expert, of Bleakney & Troiana (Chicago), I participated in two panel discussions on "Cutting-Edge Ideas for 2014," as well as a "fireside chat" during the cocktail hour before one of our dinners...We covered a number of important topics during our sessions. One that seemed to resonate strongly among the attendees was our discussion of chronic and co-morbid conditions...read more.
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Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.
New Mexico: Compensation Awarded to "Non-Participating" Victim of Horseplay. A New Mexico appellate court affirmed an award of benefits to a worker injured during a workplace horseplay incident in which...read more.
North Carolina: Worker's Brain Cancer Claim Related to Alleged X-Ray Exposure Fails. In order to establish an occupational disease or injury claim, a North Carolina claimant is not required to prove that he or she was exposed to a specific quantity of a harmful agent....read more.
Louisiana: $5,000 Penalty Provision in Settlement Agreement May Not Be Enforced Against Claimant. While the terms of a compromise settlement agreement executed by a workers' compensation claimant and an employer are generally recognized and fully binding on the parties...read more.
Alabama: Trial Court's Judgment Based-in Part-On Employer's Contempt in Violating Mediation Order Was Erroneous. Where a trial court expressly stated that it was sanctioning the employer by taking the employer's contempt-the violation of a mediation order-into account when...read more. |
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 One More Sox Fan for Eternity: Delaware Work Comp Bar Mourns the Passing Of Raymond Radulski, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
Ray's Red Sox and a home run on the Bagley analysis in a DE disfigurement case, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
 CWCI and WCIRB Release Joint Ambulatory Surgical Center Study. Read it.
 California: W.C.A.B. Issues En Banc Decision on "Defective UR", by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer, Esq. Read it. |
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