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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rules Against Nurse With Latex Allergy. Another Drugmaker Settles Kickback Charges. Investigators Search For Evidence of Pacific Hospital Kickbacks. CEO and Accounting Director Accused of $1.45 Million Comp Fraud. DWC Revises WCIS Penalty Regulations. WCIRB Report Shows 12% Incre...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Exclusive Remedy Shields LAUSD Principal From Employee Battery Claim Orthomed Lien Claim Dismissed Over Activation Fee Issue, Federal Search Warrant Served at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach,Facebook Video Leads to Conviction of Corrections Officer, Employer Wage Theft is First State Premium Fraud Case, Owner...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB En Banc Decision Clarifies Exemption of Air Ambulance Charges from OMFS. Pfizer Loses Appeal of $142 Million Judgment For Unapproved Neurontin Marketing. Riverside Transit Authority Worker Pleads Guilty. Carson Woman Gets 13 Year Sentence for $8 Million Fraud Scheme. UPS Resolves Federal Charges For Del...

Suzanne Honor-Vangerov is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. US Supreme Court Hears Drug Company "Pay for Delay" Arguments. Federal Judge Consolidates NFL Comp Claims. Oxnard Cop Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. U.C. Irvine Medical Center Settles Fraud Case for $1.2 Million. Feds Fraud Warning Targets Physician Owned Distributorships(PODs). DWC Posts Updated Fact Sh...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Neighborly Help With Roof Repairs Does Not Create Employment Relationship. Court of Appeal Expands Employee Privacy Rights. WCAB Panel Dismisses Liens For Late Payment of Activation Fees. WCAB Rescinds Order to Pay for Medical Marijuana. Santa Rosa Orthopedist/QME Suspended Pending Criminal Charges. Cal/OSHA...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court Must Make Independent Determination of Injured Peace Officer Retirement Claim. San Diego Restaurant Claims Exemption From Workers' Compensation. Jury Convicts Physician/Director of Pacific Clinic in Long Beach. Napa Vineyard Worker Jailed in Fraud Case. Man Sentenced For California Physician Identity T...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Limits Materials Handed to AME During Deposition. McDonald's Worker Arrested for Faking Injury. L.A. City Firefighter Sentenced in Fraud Case. Study Says Patients Not Warned About CT Scan Dangers. Detals Emerging About A.B. 1309. WCAB Proposes Changes to Rules of Practice and Procedure. CalChamber...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 60 Former NFL Players Seek to Overturn Arbitration Award. New Bill in California Assembly Seeks to Limit Professional Athlete Claims. S.B. 863 Legislative Push Back Begins. DWC Schedules Public Hearing on IBR Regulations. DWC Updates Time of Hire Pamphlet. DWC Audit Unit Admonishes Claim Administrators About...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Police Officer Files Suit Over Cal/OSHA Claim. Authorities Close San Leandro Medical Center in Fraud Case. San Diego Restaurant Owners Charged for Fake Comp Certificate. Owner of Janitorial Company Sentenced to One Year for Fraud. Medical Societies Identify 135 Unnecessary Medical Tests. Study Finds Minimall...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Warns Applicant Attorneys About Inflating Attorney Fee Requests. WCAB Suspends Lien Representative From Appearing at Board. Ventura County Sheriff's Office Employee Arrested For Comp Fraud. Feds Recover Record $4.2 Billion in 2012 Health Care Fraud Efforts. New Study Questions Hip Replacement Cost...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County Jail Inmate is Not an Employee While Working in Kitchen. Physician and Owner of Oceanside Medical Supply Plead Guilty in Fraud Case. NICB Report Says DME Fraud As High as $5 Billion/Year. Hemet Pool Contractor Faces 16 Years In Fraud Case. DWC Sets Public Hearings for SDJB and Interpreter...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rules that Police Officer 4850 Pay is Part of 104 Week Cap. Court of Appeal Rules Against Industrial Carrier In Subrogation Case. Rising Claims and Safety Emphasis May Cause NFL Demise. Conviction of La Jolla Physician Example of Alarming "Epidemic" in Counterfeit Drugs. Cal/OSHA...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Mervyn's Bankruptcy Court Defers Adjudication of Industrial Claim to California WCAB. Hip Maker Considers $2 Billion Settlement Offer With Trial Pending in Los Angeles. Vineyard Manager Gets Jail Time for Safety Violation. Task Force Issues Stop Orders for Dangerous Equipment. 2013 CAAA Conventio...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB En Banc Decision Rejects Jurisdiction Over NFL Player's Claim. Superior Court Denies Applicant Request to Cash In Structured Settlement. Unity Surgical Outpatient Center Fraud Trial to Take Six Months. Fontana Gardener Charged With Fraud. Feds Bust $5 Million Fake Paystub Disability Fraud Sc...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. City of Milpitas Defeats Employee With Fibromyalgia FEHA Claim. Tulare County Employee Arrested for Comp Fraud. One of Ten Most Wanted Health Care Fugitives Arrested in Canada. DWC On Track With SB 863 New Regulations. Obama Signs SMART Act Expediting Medicare Settlements. Scientists Develop Obje...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Terminated Salesman With Industrial Hernia Loses FEHA Claim. Hancock Park Physician Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison. DWC Outlines SB 863 Changes for New Year. DWC Posts Changes to OMFS. SMART Act Passes Congress - Will Streamline Settlements With Medicare. WCAB Posts Proposed Changes to Rules...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County of Riverside Volunteer Mounted Posse Excluded From Employment Relationship. NFL Players Again Seek to Overturn Arbitration Rulings Against California Comp Cases. Another Drug Maker Settles Kickback Charges. Feds Convict in San Jose EZ Step Pharmacy Fraud Case. Insurance Carriers are Skepti...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. U.S. Supreme Court to Hear "Pay for Delay" Generic Drug Case. Allstate Wins $7 Million Fraud Judgment Against Long Beach Chiropractor. South Lake Tahoe Skier Indicted for Comp Fraud. Security Company Owner Convicted of $10 Million Fraud Scheme. Cal/OSHA Fines Atascadero State Hospital for Patient...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. GAO Report Identifies Biggest Violators of Health Care Fraud. Insurance Commissioner Approves 2.8% Increase in Pure Premium Advisory Rate. DWC Posts Draft SB 863 Regulations to Implement the Lien Filing Fee. DWC Posts Draft SB 863 Interpreter and QME Regulations. SB 863 Architect Claims it is a "...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Coventry Resolves CMS Dispute With Feds For $3 Million. Jury Convicts in Orange County Medical Fraud Case. Federal Grand Jury Investigates San Diego Drug Testing Company For Excessive Testing and Kickbacks. DWC Posts Draft Independent Medical Review Regulations. DWC Announces 2013 Temporary Total...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. En Banc WCAB Decision Clarifies Burden of Proof and Sanctions Lien Claimant. WCAB Panel Adds More Exceptions to List of QME Ex Parte Communications. San Diego District Attorney Launches Comp Fraud Awareness Campaign. Independent Staffing Solutions Organizer Arrested for Comp Insurance Scam. Insur...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Physiological Manifestations of Stress Limited by Good Faith Personnel Action Defense. Sacramento Comp Doctor Faces Retrial in Sexual Abuse Case. Federal Prosecutors See Medical Research As Emerging Trend in Health Care Fraud. DWC Posts SJDB, Physician Predesignation and Chiropractic PTP Regulati...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Restraining Order Upheld Against Injured Pomona Police Officer. DOR Not Required to Perfect Appeal of Rehabilitation Benefits. Unity Surgical Outpatient Center Criminal Case Nears Completion. Seventh Hacienda La Puente USD Employee Charged With Fraud. Seventh Hacienda La Puente USD Employee Charg...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Cannot Bend the Rules in the Name of Compassion or Expediency. Farmworkers Claim Cal OSHA Fails to Enforce Regulations. Cal-OSHA Investigates Port of Oakland Fatality. Comp Doctor Sexual Assault Trial Starts in Sacramento. High School Custodian Pleads No Contest in Fraud Case. Owners of Cent...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Claimant Fraud and Perjury Conviction Sustained by Court of Appeal. So Cal Pharmacists Indicted for Drug Trafficking. California CVS Pharmacies Under Investigation for Automatic Refills. GAO Report Profiles Medical Fraud Cases. Pebble Beach Couple Sentenced. DWC Issues 15 Day Notice of Modificati...