What is a Malingerer?
Certain terms that can be found in medical reports carry significant meaning. If you see the term “malingerer” applied to you, this could be a significant problem for your workers’ compensation claim....
View ArticleAfter my work injury, who gets to pick my pharmacy?
After a work injury, Minnesota law requires the employer and workers’ compensation insurer to provide all medical care and treatment causally related to and reasonable and necessary to cure and relieve...
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Food Companies Responsible for Cyclospora Outbreak Sued
Cyclospora lawyers at Pintas & Mullins recently reported on the parasitic outbreak from contaminated salad mix that has sickened about 600 people in the U.S. Two of those victims are now suing...
View ArticleWidow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Psychiatrist
An Illinois widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a psychiatrist, claiming improper treatment of her husband’s depression contributed to his suicide. Robin Lynn, as Special Administrator of...
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US Supreme Court Asked to Review MSP Preemption Issue
The US Supreme Court has been asked to review a claim on behalf of an injured worker who asserts that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act did not preempt State law (i.e.. Texas) that required a Workers'...
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Study Reveals Even More Reasons to Prevent Slip and Fall Accidents in...
Since Florida has a significant population of elderly residents, preventing slip and fall accidents in Homestead and other communities is a serious priority for many Florida families. For seniors,...
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NH Supreme Court outlines intoxication defense and other parameters of...
Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from www.therepublic.com CONCORD, New Hampshire — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that intoxication must be determined to be the cause of an...
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UPS Won’t Insure Spouses Of Some Employees
Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from www.kaiserhealthnews.org Partly blaming the health law, United Parcel Service is set to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they...
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Thousands of doctors practicing despite errors, misconduct
Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from www.usatoday.com Dr. Greggory Phillips was a familiar figure when he appeared before the Texas Medical Board in 2011 on charges that he'd wrongly...
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On Access and Accountability — Two Supreme Court Rulings on Generic Drugs
Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from www.nejm.org PerspectiveMarcia M. Boumil, J.D., LL.M., and Gregory D. Curfman, M.D.N Engl J Med 2013; 369:696-697August 22, 2013DOI:...
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Why Is Obama Caving on Tobacco?
Tobacco in the workplace has been greatly reduced. It is,, and was a major contributing factor to occupational disease claims. Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from www.nytimes.com LAST...
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Sides rest in Calif. lead paint trial
Now a waiting the decision on the "Lead Paint Tria," the judicial deliberations will commence after closing arguements scheduled for Sept. 23, 2013. Today's post was shared by Legal Newsline and...
View ArticleWhen do I give notice of a work injury?
I recently had a conversation with an individual who failed to give timely notice of a work injury to his employer. The employer was a friend. The injured worker “did not want to rock the boat”. As a...
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Booming Construction Industry: More Work Injuries?
After the 2008 collapse of the mortgage market, both residential and commercial construction stalled. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, the construction of single family homes is...
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The Non-Response (De Facto) Denial
Injured workers have the right to file an appeal if the claims adjuster does not respond to a written request within 30 days. Attorneys are usually the only ones that know that when the adjuster fails...
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OK's True Cost Control Feature
Most of the attention Oklahoma's reform is getting in the work comp world is about opt-out.But another minor provision of that law may be something more meaningful for traditional work comp systems to...
View ArticleState PBA Says Trenton Needs More Money For Officers, Not Regional Police Force
As reported by nj.com, the State Policemen’s Benevolent Association scoffed at Governor Chris Christie’s call for Mercer County to consider creating a regional police force like Camden County’s to...
View ArticleTexas Employer Cited for Workplace Safety Violations
Given that every worker should expect a workplace free of safety hazards, officials have to invoke fines and citations when that is not the case. Case in point, the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
View Article3 Duncan Teens Charged in Murder of Australian National
The motive is so shocking in the murder of Australian national and East Central University baseball player Christopher Lane, that the story has made international headlines and made all other Oklahoma...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Hit by An Uninsured Motorist
Accidents present additional challenges when you sustain injuries. They will involve insurance companies, figuring out payments for medical bills, lost income, and rehabilitation, as well as damages to...
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