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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Comp Exclusive Remedy Does Not Bar $900K Discrimination Award. Court of Appeal Annuls Serious and Willful Misconduct Award. Owner of Rental Property is Employer of Friend Hired to Paint Eaves. Small Businesses File Class Action Against AIG Over Comp Reporting. Injured Worker Loses Subro Case Aga...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Denies Request to Remove WCAB Case to Superior Court. San Diego QME Has Medical License Suspended. DWC Proposes New UR/IMR Regulations. Researchers Find Little "Rhyme or Reason" Behind Physician Reimbursement. California Obamacare Launch Week Problems Continue. Obamacare Opens to Crashing Web...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Does Not Have Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Attorney Fee Distribution. Sexual Conviction Restricts L.A. Orthopedic AME/QME Medical License. LexisNexis Data Compromised by Identity Theft Hackers. Claimant Convicted of Comp Fraud for Owning San Francisco Bar. San Diego Woman Pleads Guilty to Aiding Psycholog...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employee's Admission Limits Power Press Exception. Cal/OSHA Fines Engineering Firm $100K for Trench Collapse. Allstate Wins Another Million Dollar Fraud Case Against Chiropractor. Claimant Convicted of Comp Fraud for Owning San Francisco Bar. Contractor Jailed For Premium Fraud. Santa Paula Woman and Husband...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Panel Decision Allows Use of AMA Guides 6th Edition to Support Lower WPI. Insurance Fraud Survey Predicts More to Come. Anaheim Physician and Accomplice Get Jail Time for Fraud. Wife Arrested for Cashing Comp Benefits After Injured Husband Dies. Legislature Passes Limits on Professional Athlete Claims. 13 St...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. San Jose Doctor Arrested for Controlled Substances Trafficking. Redding Pain Doctor Arrested. Five Thousand Dollar Surgery Costs Quarter Million - In Monterey Park! Lawmakers Back Off Of Medical Board Overhaul. DWC Issues Warning About Interpreter Rules. Juliann Sum New Acting Chief of Cal/OSHA. DWC Lien Fee...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reverses 100% Fibromyalgia Award and Fixed 4.6% COLA. NFL Player Dementia Civil Claims Near Settlement. New Health Care Fraud Alliance Formed. Medical Billing Company Resolves Fraudulent Comp Claims for $3.4 Million. Skid Row Capper Sentenced to Federal Prison. West Hollywood Doctor Convicted...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Another "Politically Incorrect" Comp Claim. Claimant with Attendant Care Sentenced in Fraud Case. Copy of Prescriptions No Longer Required With Pharmacy Bills. DWC Posts Fourth Modification to SJDB Regulations. DWC Schedules Public Hearing on MPN Regulations. DWC Posts New Changes to MTUS. Study Says Patients...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Sets Oral Arguments in Valdez Case. L.A. Deemed Nation's Hot Spot for Health Care Fraud. Final SB 863 Interpreter Regulations Now in Effect. OSIP Launches E-filing Portal for Self-Insured Public Agencies. Comp Industry Mulls Over Change to ICD-10. Study Says Fearful Doctors Order More Tests. Fed...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Orthopedic Surgeon Faces Sexual Misconduct Charges. Court of Appeal Affirms Employer Fraud Conviction. DWC Posts Additional Modifications to OMFS. Legislators Propose Fed Work Comp Benefits Reduction. CWCI Says Industrial Obesity Claims On the Way. Fibromyalgia Study Finds SFPN - Nerve Fiber Damage. Scientis...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimants File Federal Suit to Invalidate SB 863 Activation Fee. Court Finds "Probability" that El Centro Regional Medical Center Adversely Risks Patient Care. Occupy Movement Plans August 13 WCAB Protest Over Cop's Psyche Claim. San Gabriel DME Supplier Gets 2 Years in Prison. Nine States...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. LAPD Reserve Officer Not An Employee for FEHA Claims. WCAB Reverses Lakers Player Almaraz/Guzman Based Award. Navy Employee Sentenced to Two Years for Comp Fraud. Orange County Physician Gets 3.5 Year Prison Sentence. Drugmaker Settles Illegal Kickback Case for $15 Million. Feds Cut Back on Health-Care Fraud...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Total Disability Award Reversed by Court of Appeal. WCAB Reverses Firefighter's "Ogilvie" Based Award. DWC 2013 Claim Audits Finds 4690 Violations and $1.2 Million in Penalties. WCAB Extends Deadline for Comments on Proposed Rules Until August 9th. DWC Posts RAND Working Papers on Proposed RVRVS...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Injury Reported Contemporaneously With Termination Barred by LC 3600(a)(10). Former NFL Player Consolidated Action Ordered to Mediation. Bus Driver Caught Lying About Industrial Injury. Gardena DME Supplier Gets Five Years for Fraud. IMR Decisions Posted on DWC Website. Professional Athlete Bill Clears Senate...

Robert Nichols is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Video Surveillance Convicts Greenfield Woman. Illegally Uninsured Salinas Employer Convicted. DWC Obtains Extension of Emergency Regulations Until October 1. Lien Claimants Must Now Use Uniform Assigned Name. DWC Posts Third Notice of Modifications to SJDB Regulations. California Comp Surgical Costs Lower Than...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. U.S. Supreme Court Rejects $21 Million Drugmaker Jury Verdict. One Lien Activation Fee Required In Multiple Injury Claim. Court of Appeal Reverses Dismissal of A Premiere Medical Lien Claimant. SCIF Files RICO Lawsuit Against Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Entities. Claimant Convicted of Comp Fraud Loses App...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Approves FTC Suits Against Drugmakers for "Pay for Delay Deals". En Banc WCAB Reverses Award in NFL Team Case. Former Oxnard Cop Jailed for Comp Fraud. DWC Rolls Out Proposed RBRVS Fee Schedule Regulations. Cal/OSHA Fines LAX Employer $94K For Safety Violations. CWCI Sees No Change in Opioid Us...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Jurisdiction May Be Raised More than 90 Days After an Injury. Employer Immunity Applies to Injury Caused by Employee Prank. Visaila Physician Indicted for Drug Trafficking. Suit Alleges IRS Seizes Millions of California Medical Records. Sylmar Chiropractor and Others Indicted in $22 Million Fraud Schemes. DW...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. San Bernardino Claimant Faces Identity Theft and Perjury Charges, Medicare Database Flaws Invite Medical Fraud and Abuse, DWC Posts Proposed Changes to QME Regulations, DWC Again Proposes Modifications to SJDB Regulations, OxyContin - Good News and Bad News, DWC Says Most Injured Workers Satisfied With Medic...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Applicant Must "Intend" to be Personally Liable For Medical Care. San Diego Psychologist Sentenced to Prison. Sunnyvale Chiropractors Charged With Insurance Fraud. Cal/OSHA Fines Oakland Hospital For Health and Safety Issues. California Ballot Measure Seeks Physician Random Drug Testing. DWC Posts Revised Pr...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Approves Removal of Orthopedist from MPN. Real Estate Agent Faces 14 Felony Charges. New Federal Bill Seeks to Fix "Broken" Medicare Set Aside Process. DWC Publishes Proposed Interpreter Regulations. DWC Struggles With Delays in QME Panels. No Judicial Misconduct Reported in DWC...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rejects Peace Officer Presumption of Cardiac Injury. Federal Court Decisions Create Opportunity to Reduce MSA Allocations. Federal Medicare Secondary Payer Law MSP. WCAB Panel Allows Employer to Attend Applicant Deposition. Brookdale Inn Owner Pleads No Contest in Fraud Case. DWC Posts Propos...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Medical-Legal Lien Claimants Cannot Avoid Activation Fees. Anti-Pro Athlete Bill Amended With Controversial 80-8 Rule. CalOSHA Investigates Contra Costa Fatality. Fraud in CalPERS Medical Program Costs Millions Annually. California Lien Collection Company Sued in Washington Fraud Case. Study Says Antibiotics...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. California Assembly Overwhelmingly Passes Out-Of-State Athlete Bill. Cal/OSHA Cites 405 Freeway Project. Monterey County Field Worker Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case. Federal Jury Convicts Anaheim Physician in Fraud Case. Nevada Hospital Accused of Dumping Patients in California. Researchers Find "Staggering" Ov...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Overturns WCAB in Psyche Injury Case. WCAB Panel Says Lien Activation Fee Not Required for 2013 Lien Trial. WCAB Decision in Orthomed Lien Dismissal Case Elevated to En Banc. Imprisoned Former Orange County Sheriff Resolves Comp Case. Drugmaker Novartis Sued (Again) For Illegal Kickbacks. San...