WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 45 States Sue 18 Drug Companies for Price Fixing, Counties and Cities to Consolidate 66 Opioid Lawsuits, Orange County Lab Owner Sentenced to 8 Years, Billionaire Drugmaker Arrested in Fentanyl Kickback Case, Suspended Provider List Grows to 52 Vendors, Updated MTUS Treatment Guideline Effective...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Stakeholders Challenge TD Awarded After 5 Year Limit, More Controversy Over Vegas Shooting Comp Claims, Judge Issues "Partial" Injunction Against Lien Stay Law, En Banc WCAB Moves 1200 Lien Cases to Hearing, Purdue Pharma Faces Criminal OxyContin Probe, DWC Proposes New Notices for Denied Claims...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Panel Allows "Interrogatory" in Comp Litigation, O.C. Deputies File Comp Claims for Vegas Shooting, DOJ Attempts Prosecution of Chinese Nationals for Illegal Fentanyl, AFLAC Employee Gets 10 Years for Fake Disability Claims, CWCI Reports on New 2018 Comp Related Law, 60 Minutes - Washington Post...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Khristine Erosevich M.D. Challenges Suspension Law in Federal Court, Convicted Fraudulent Claimant May be Awarded Benefits, Closing Brief Filed in Eduardo Anguizola M.D, Federal Case, Rancho Mirage Surgeon Sentenced to 20 Years for $44M Fraud, Fresno County Administrator Stole Health Care Funds,...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Newly Joined Defendants Protected by Statute of Limitation, TD and PD Awarded For UR/IMR Denied Treatment, Hartford Faces West Coast Medicare Double Damage Test Case, Lien Claimants Tell Federal Judge DIR "Corralled" the Legislature, Glendale Physician Sentenced to 37 Months in Fraud Case, DWC B...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Disgruntled QMEs Sue DWC to Renew Certifications, Final Brief Filed in Lien Stay Constitutional Challenge, Going and Coming Rule Precludes Employer Tort Liability, Feds Accuse Tenet Healthcare of $400 Million Fraud, Another Drugmaker Pleads Guilty - Pays $40M Fine, Governor Signs AB 1422 - Lien...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimants Say Judge Levy was "Seriously Misleading", Take Nothing in Comp Psyche Case Binding in FEHA Claim, Orthopedic QME Fraudulent Concealment Case Dismissed, Feds Wrap up Drug Cases Against Fountain Valley Clinic, San Diego Deputy Sheriff Charged in Fraud Case, Illegally Uninsured L.A....

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Another High Court to Rule on Comp Marijuana, New MSA Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor (WCRC), First State Adopts Generic Drug Price-Gouging Law, CDI Approves WCIRB Regulatory Filing, DWC Makes Adjustments to OMFS, CWCI Study Says IMR Process Tapering Off, Geographic Dimensions of Califor...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Another State Sues Opioid Drugmakers, No Ruling Yet on Lien Stay Challenge, Former CHP Officer Pleads No Contest to Comp Fraud, DWC Adds Modifications to Drug Formulary, WCIRB Now Recommends 2% Rate Reduction for 2018, Synthetic Painkiller not Heroin is Deadliest Drug In America, New, Deadly, an...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Gives Applicant Second Chance, Arizona Sues "Unethical and Greedy" Opioid Drugmaker, Irvine DNA Lab Enters Receivership Following FBI Probe, Katherine Zalewski to Chair WCAB, DWC Publishes Dismissed Lien Database, CWCI Studies Mental Health Relationship With Opiate Use, Opoid Abu...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Exclusive Remedy Protects General and Special Employer, Pharmacy Settles Kickback Claims, San Diego Prosecutors Pursue Compounding Pharmacy, Chula Vista Restaurant Fined $274,000 for Wage Theft, AB-570 Anti-Apportionment Bill Alive- But Not Well, Santa Ana Pain Physician License Pulled, New Surg...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Mylan Pharma Finalizes $465M Settlement, South Carolina Sues Purdue Pharma - Again!, So. Cal. Employer Faces $6.3M Wage Theft Claim, DWC to Dismiss 292,000 Liens, DWC Suspends Five More Medical Providers, Film Industry Safety Problems Claim Tom Cruise, Study Measures Fire Station Air Quality Can...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court Limits Exclusive Remedy Protection For Co-Workers, Drobot, Sobol Face August Lien Hearings, CVS Faces "Fraudulent" Clawback Pricing Class Action, FBI Probes Orange County Addiction Center Empire, Hospital Pays $10m For Stem Cell Research Fraud, Opioid Abuse Just Declared A "National Emerge...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. SIBTF Benefits Begin When TD Ends, Exclusive Remedy Ends Suit Against NFL Teams, California Recovers $4.7M in Drugmaker Fraud Case, 12 Arrested as 7 Sham LA Medical Clinics Closed, VA Clamps Down on Veteran Disability Fraud, Dana Point Internist Surrenders License, DOJ Unveils New "Opioid Fraud...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CIGA Covers Defunct Excess Carrier Claim, Tom Cruise Film Litigation Raises Industry Safety Questions, Superseding Indictment Filed Against Ronald Grusd M.D., So. Cal. School Aid Sentenced in Fraud Case, Fraud Defense Firms Expect Nationwide Growth, Automation Pursues Highly Paid Doctor's Jobs,...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Dismissal of Applicant Attorney Malpractice Claim Affirmed, USC Medical School Dean Parties with Prostitutes and Drugs, First Frontline Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case, Retailer to Pay $7.6 M Restitution - or Serve 17 Years, Broker Faces 16 Years for MSA Embezzlement, Former Police Officer...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Judge Calls for Additional Briefing in SB1160 Challenge, WCAB Reversed on Deputy Sheriff AOE-COE Finding, IMR Opinion Valid Despite Time Limit Violations, CVS Pays $5M to Resolve DEA Opioid Probe, Walmart Resolves Pharmacy Billing Claims for $1.65M, 412 Arrested in $1.3 Billion Fraud Takedown, C...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court Affirms Terms of Liberty Mutual "Guaranteed Cost" Policy, LA Hospital Pays $42 Million in Kickback Case, Targeting Transnational Organized Medical Fraud, DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule, WCIRB Launches 2018 Experience Modification Estimator, Drugmaker Withdraws Long-Acting Opiod Painkiller...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court Rejects Overtime Class Action Against TPA, Healthcare Security Breach Settles for $115 Million, Comp Attorney and Kickback Conspirator Face Sentencing, O.C. Contractor to Serve Year in Jail for Fraud, RAND Reports on Workers' Comp Fraud, Lien Claimants Face Friday Deadline, Ethics Committe...

Troy Slaten, Esq. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. No Apportionment Allowed for Failed Surgery, Going and Coming Rule Clarified, Frances Stevens IMR Battle Continues at WCAB, So What's So Unconstitutional About Comp?, 1 Doctor Prescribed 4 Million Opiods in 5 Years, Providence Scheduling Fined $100,000 in Kickback Case, 14 Arrested in Silicon Valley Insuran...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Ruling Expedites New Drugs, Attorney General Responds to SB 1160 Challenge, East Bay Restaurant Owners Plead Guilty, So. Cal. Dentist Charged with Insurance Fraud, Is it Medical Research or a Kickback Scheme?, DWC Approves Telemedicine for Major MPN, OMFS Physician Practitioner Ser...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Gravlin Petition for Review Dismissed, Berkshire Hathaway Resolves Case With CDI, Ten Work Comp Attorneys Face Fraud Charges, "Recovery" Center Owner and Capper Arrested, DWC Suspends Pasadena Psychiatrist, California Reaches "Turning Point" in Fraud Fighting, Health Care Fraud Remains DOJ Prior...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Teva Settles Santa Clara/Orange County Opioid Suit, Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Drugmakers, Feds Double Down on Price Gouging Drugmaker, Two Lies are Separate Perjury Counts, Janitorial Owner Faces $32M Fraud Case, Data Analytics Identifies Fraud Targets in Seconds, Opioid Abuse Cost Calif...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Indicted Physician Challenges Lien Law, WCAB Apportions CT Award Across Two Cases, Drugmaker Execs Now Cooperating With Feds, CVS Omincare Settles Fraud Case - Again!, 5 Charged in OC Urine Testing Fraud Case, Los Gatos Pain Physician Sentenced to 4 Years, CDI Suggests 16.5% Comp Premium Reducti...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Another County Sues Drugmakers for Opiod Epidemic, Feds Sue UnitedHealth Twice in One Month, Indictment Claims Turlock Physician Defrauded Blue Cross, DWC Suspends Two More Vendors, California Proposes a "Pigouvian" Tax on Opioids, CWCI Reports 99% Compliance With ICD-10, Mona Garifias Appointed...