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FDA Warns Zithromax® / Zmax® Antibiotics Potential Risk of Fatal Heart Rhythms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a potentially...
View ArticleEstate Planning in a Technological Age
by Quatrini Rafferty attorney David S. DeRose, Esq.When we sit down to discuss who will benefit from what we have accumulated during our lifetime, we start with creating an accurate summary of our...
View ArticleSeeking Accuracy in Aggregate Litigation
Edward K. Cheng, When 10 Trials Are Better Than 1000: An Evidentiary Perspective on Trial Sampling, 160 U. Pa. L. Rev. 955 (2012).Allan ErbsenCourts and markets perceive mass tort victims from distinct...
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How A New Rating Schedule Gets Conceived
California Labor Code section 4660(i) mandates that Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) "shall conduct a study to compare average loss of earnings for employees who...
View ArticleWorkers Comp Fraud Leads To 4.5 Months In Jail
Workers Comp Fraud Leads to 4.5 Months In Jail Proving once again that crime does not pay, an investigation from Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) recently led to a...
View ArticleMedical Leakage Can Be Significantly Influenced By Your Adjuster
Medical leakage is a popular topic on insurance blogs. Over the past 10 years medical costs have continued to rise even though the number of claims has decreased. Medical costs comprise more than...
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Child Automobile Safety
Despite being buckled up, as a father, I worry every time my daughter is in a car. Quite frankly, I have seen way too many serious accidents involving minors not to worry. According to the Centers...
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North Carolina Worker Killed - Multiple Safety Violations Noted
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Labor are scrutinizing a manufacturing plant in Lincolnton after an employee was killed after an on-the-job accident. Officials with the Occupational...
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Atlanta Work Zone Crashes Can Prove Fatal; Slow Down, Pay Attention
With spring around the corner, and multiple major construction projects already underway on Georgia highways, it's an opportune time to remind motorists to slow down in work zones. Our Atlanta work...
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Who is Not Covered Under Iowa Workers' Compensation Law?
Today I am going to write about some of the more common situations where an injured worker may not qualify to receive Iowa work comp benefits. In all of these areas the specific facts of the case are...
View ArticleTeacher Injured While Playing Baseball with Students Loses Work Comp Suit
A workers’ compensation claim by a Canadian teacher who was injured while playing baseball with students during a lunch break was denied by the court. The Worker’s Compensation Appeal Tribunal rejected...
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Nantucket Business to Pay $42,000 for Workers' Compensation Avoidance
A Nantucket business owner has pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to accurately report his total payroll and number of employees. He also misclassified his business to avoid paying thousands of...
View ArticleManagers File Complaints about Employees’ Offensive Blog Posts, but Remedy...
Usually employees complain about their managers, not the other way around. In an interesting case, a group of managers, who complained that their workplace had been poisoned by the employer’s inaction...
View ArticlePfizer Sued Over Birth Injury that Resulted in Death
An Illinois couple has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer after a birth injury resulted in their son’s death. The plaintiffs assert that their son was exposed to the antidepressant Zoloft, manufactured by...
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The NCOIL Answer to Special Interest Profiteering
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted a model repackaged drug law that would cap prices. Physicians groups, including the Florida Medical Association, the Maryland State...
View ArticleHealth And Safety Authority Concerned Worker Safety Threatened By Budget Cuts
Budget and Staff Cuts Cause Serious Reservations Citing a fear for the safety of many Irish workers, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions recently expressed ‘serious reservations’ about the capacity of...
View ArticlePlan of Action Report Critial Factor In Workers Comp Claim Management
It is difficult to tell at the start of a claim if it will be easy or difficult. Sometimes what seems like the most mundane claim turns out to be the biggest disaster, and the claim that looks like it...
View ArticleTake Someone to the Doctor with You
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Rehm from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. Having a work injury is incredibly stressful. Sometimes when a worker is under stress, they won’t understand what a...
View ArticleOSHA Reaches Employer Agreement to Stop Discouraging Employee Accident Reports
Posted in Governmentworkers compensationworkers compensation reformToday’s post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC – Attorney at Law. Statistics regarding the reporting of...
View ArticleSuicide – Recognize the Signs Before It’s Too Late
Posted in mental injuriesworkers comp basicsWorkers CompensationToday’s post comes from guest author Leonard Jernigan from The Jernigan Law Firm. Mental health problems are an issue for every firm,...
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