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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 9th Circuit Defines MMI Status in Longshore Case. Two So Cal Doctors Convicted After Two Week Trial. DJ Faces Jail Time for Forged Certificate of Insurance. DWC Announces New IMR Search Tool. Proposed Law - Help For Children Born Dependent on Opioids. Dr. Raymond Meister New DWC Medical Director...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Injured Worker Cannot Assign Structured Settlement for Cash. Court of Appeal Affirms Dismissal of City of LA Employee Hazing Lawsuit. RICO Claims in Comp Cases Struggle in California. Claimant Faces Fraud Charges for not Disclosing Prior History. Surveillance at Gym Leads to Another Claimant Arr...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Reverses IMR for "Plainly Erroneous Finding." Florida Supreme Court Ends 2009 Legislative Limits on Comp Attorney Fees. Second Federal Class Action Filed Against Carriers for Alleged "Hacking." Court of Appeals Rejects Player Objections to $1 Billion NFL Settlement. GlaxoSmithKline Sa...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Affirms Comp Photocopiers Not Required to be Registered. Deadly Counterfeit Oxycodone and Norco Smuggled Into California. Monterey Roofer Gets Jail Time for Premium Fraud. Good Science - or Big Fraud? California Fatal Industrial Injuries Decrease. DWC Posts Chinese Korean Tagalog and Vietna...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. California Supreme Court to Review Comp Litigation Nightmare. WCAB Chairwoman Ronnie Caplane to Retire and Move to Zenith as VP. DWC Proposes More Time to Claim Supplemental Payments. WCIRB Says Industry Finally Reports 2015 Combined Loss Ratio Below 100%. Insurance Agent Convicted of Felony Ins...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Clarifies Employer's Obligation to Provide Place to Sit. "Daubert" Evidence Standard Ends 300 Zoloft Lawsuits. Split Panel Decision Gives 24 Hours to Communicate UR Decision. Insurance Company Litigates to Be Declared "Unimportant." DWC Admits Many of Largest Lien Claimants are Cur...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 2nd DCA Rejects Another Constitutional Challenge to Lien Filing Fee. DCA Reverses Denial of Death Benefits Citing "Liberal Construction" While Ignoring LC 3202.5. San Gabriel Valley Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of OxyContin. DWC Finally Updates 15 Year Old "Physicians Guide" f...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Court Says CIGA Obligated to Pay Medicare. CIGA is Not Bound By Carrier Stipulation of Joint Liability. Jury Awards $500 Million for Defective Hip Implants Owner and Manager of Auto Repair Shop Face Fraud Charges. Rancho Mirage Doctor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Scheme. Clovis Pharm...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Guts Massive Orange County Compound Medication Fraud Case. DOJ "Yates Memo" Increases Individual Risk in Corporate Healthcare Crime. Aetna Subsidiary Says Organized Medical Fraud is Growing World Wide. CSLB SWIFT Team Finds Unlicensed Contractors Thriving Online. Study Says Phone...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 5814 Penalties Do Not Apply to Delay in Sheriff's Disability Retirement Advances. Kim Kardashian Target of Subrogation Lawsuit. Paraplegic Correctional Officer Sent to Jail for Fake Industrial Injury. Another Contractor Gets Sentenced for Premium Fraud. Smartphone App Created for Day Laborers to...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Split Panel Decision Continues UR/IMR Erosion. FEHA Discrimination Claim Does Not Require Evidence of Animus. U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Liberty Mutual Over State Rights to Health Data. Relentless Pursuit - Nine Medical Fraud Settlements in Just 30 Days - Not Bad! Rehabilitation Therapists Pr...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Issues Writ of Review in Another IMR Challenge. WCAB Sanctions and Suspends Another Lien Representative. Former Senator Yee Sentenced to Five Years in Comp Law Bribery Case. Former CHP Officer Ordered to Pay $183,000 After Comp Fraud Conviction. Owners of "Scofflaw" Marijuana Clu...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Little Known California Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Law Gains Attention. Feds Start Slow Crackdown on Compound Drugs. Fontana Auto Shop Worker Faces 5 Years in Fraud Case. Injured Correctional Officer Caught Playing Baseball Pleads Guilty. Study Says IMR Reviews Increased by 19%. DWC Proposes...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County Hospital Providing Care to Injured Worker Can Sue to Enforce Lien Rights. WCAB Clarifies MPN Access Standards for PTPs. WCAB Suspends Professional Lien Services Hearing Rep. LA Physician Gets 30 Years to Life For Pain Pill Conviction. Glendora Physician to be Sentenced for Illegal Painkil...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Healthcare Organizations Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Limit Fraud Cases. Drugmakers Fight Over Rights to Generic OxyContin. WCAB Panel Decision Continues Erosion of UR/IMR Jurisdiction. Owner and Operator of DME Company Sent to Federal Prison. CWCI Study Shows Rising Medical-Legal Costs. Committee...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 13 New San Diego Comp Fraud Indictments in "Operation Backlash". Kia Dancing Hamster Convicted of Disability Fraud. Claimant Faces Felony Fraud Charges in San Bernardino. DWC Appoints Presiding WCJ Paige S. Levy to Position of Chief Judge. DWC Distributes Audit and Enforcement Unit Annual Report...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 9th Circuit Affirms Allstate's $8.6 Million Fraud Judgement. Court of Appeal Rejects "Daubert" Evidentiary Standard in Comp Death Case. Former PEO Operator Pleads Guilty. Owner Operator of Three LA Medical Clinics Goes to Prison. Study Finds Surgeries Under Workers Compensation Have More Than Do...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Drugmaker "Pay for Delay" Deals Decline After Top Court Ruling. Say Goodbye to Some Old Legacy Liens! Nightclub Owner Faces 18 Years for Premium Fraud. Another Contractor Booked for Premium Fraud. Advance-Fee Scam Moves Into Comp Fraud Arena. California has Highest Claim Frequency in Nation. Sta...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Pandora's Box Opens - UR Tort Liability Not Preempted by Comp. Fighting Fraud is 2016 Department of Insurance Top Priority. Happy New Year! - Introducing Cross-Industry Medical Fraud. Former Senator Calderon Corruption Trial Continued for Fifth Time. Santa Clara Correctional Deputy Pleads No Con...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Comp Photocopiers Not Required to be Registered and Bonded. SCIF Loses Independent Contractor Premium Claim Against Employer. Janitorial Company Owners Face 31 Years for $3.6 Million Premium Fraud. Pharmaceutical Company Settles California and Federal Kickback Case. Broker Sentenced for Theft of...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Trucker Not Independent Contractor Despite Contract Language. Interpreters Arrested in $24.6 Million Fraud Case. Drywall Contractor Sentenced in Premium Fraud Case. DIR Releases 2015 Legislative Digest with Overview of New Laws. DWC Adds New Form to Expand Electronic JET File Options. Cal/OSHA F...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Owners of San Pedro Clinic Arrested for Fraud. DWC Announces 2016 Audit Performance Standards. DWC Posts Spanish Version of Revised Benefit Notices. CWCI Reports on Medical Review and Medical Dispute Resolution. DWC Proposes More Modifications to Chronic Pain Guidelines. Employer Faces $58K Cal/...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Limits Use of MPN Second/Third Opinion Process. Philip Sobol M.D. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $5.2 Million Restitution. Mitchell Cohen, M.D. Admits Kickbacks in Plea Agreement. Newport Beach Paver Faces $5.6 Million Fraud Charges. DWC Updates SJDB Voucher Form. Cal/OSHA Fines Kais...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Defines Housekeeping as "Medical Care". . Privette Doctrine Precludes Tort Claim for Cell Tower Radiation Injury. Philip Sobol M.D. and Others Face Prison for Illegal Kickbacks. Highlights of National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association Annual Conference. Hearing Rep and Interpreter Arr...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Doctors Arrested in "First Wave" of $25 Million Comp Fraud Indictments. San Quentin Counselor Gets 6 Months for Comp Fraud. New Labor Law Gives Employers Some Slack. Senate Opens Investigation of Drug Price Gouging. Southern California Leads State Claim Frequency. Comp Psychosocial Risk Factors...