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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. State Supreme Court to Review Furlough Case. California Supreme Court Allows S.B. 899 New Apportionment Rules to Apply in LeBoeuf Situations. Court of Appeal Rules On Illegal Ex Parte PQME Contact. California's Anti-SLAPP Statute Protects SCIF Attorney From Lawsuit Filed by Physician/Lien Claiman...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Oral Argument Set for June 10 in Guzman Appeal. Calif. Insurance Guarantee Association Could Issue Bonds to 2013. Legislative Committee Claims That the California DWC is Ignoring the Law. Woman Ordered To Pay $40,000 Restitution For Insurance Fraud, Perjury And Elder Abuse. DWC Study Shows Injure...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Affirms PD Award Resulting From Unauthorized Self Procured Spinal Surgery. Santa Clara Bakery Founder, CEO and Accountant Arrested, Charged in Workers' Comp Fraud Scheme. Raley's to Pay $550,000 to Settle Workers' Comp Accusations. Battle Heats Up Between Nurses and Hospitals Over...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. High Court Denies Quick Ruling on Calif. Furloughs. Benefits Awarded to Undocumented Immigrant Under Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act. WCIRB Reports on Analysis of Change in Experience Modification Formula. PacificComp Launches as Agency Company to Meet Long-term Needs of the California Workers'...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Zenith National Investors Lose Bid to Halt Buyout. Former Orange County Sheriff Pursues Workers' Comp Claim Against County. Despite Tough Times, Insurance Industry Employee Benefits Secure. Zenith Announces Net Loss for First Quarter of 2010. County of Santa Barbara Anticipates Work Comp Savings....

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Clarifies "Medical Necessity" in Discipline Case Against Chiropractor. Louisiana Lawmakers Target Work Comp Claims in California For Saints Football Team. San Jose Man Arrested, Charged with Felony Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud. Workers' Comp Billboards Fuel Political Camp...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Grants Amicus Requests in Guzman Case. Dementia Claims Find California Home - At Van Nuys WCAB. Teams Dispute Workers' Comp Rights. Former Insurance Broker Gets 10 Years for $4.6 Million Comp Scam. Cost for W.C. Insurance Keeps Arena Football League From California. No Action Sac...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. More Federal Encroachments on Exclusive Remedy. Court Issues Stay Order in California Furlough Battle. Adjuster Cara Cruz-Thompson Pleads Guilty to Defrauding AIG of $1.4M. Newbury Park Drywall Firm Faces Fraud Charges. Oxnard Office of WCAB Moving to New Location. CWCI Estimates Workers' Comp Sp...

Troy Slaten Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Issues Writ in Duncan COLA Case. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies Benson Apportionment Math. SCIF Unpaid Premium Collection Effort Fails in Court of Appeal. Furloughs of State Workers' Comp Lawyers Illegal. Survey Ranks California's Lawsuit Climate Among Worst in the Nation. California Correction...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Proposed OSHA Recordkeeping Change Would Restore Column for MSDs. Re-Appointments Made To Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee. Pinnacol Ups Buyout Offer to Colorado Government. CWCI Scorecard Examines California's Long-Term Care Industry. AIG Issues Subpoenas Agains...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. DWC Proposes Amendment to Air Ambulance Fee Schedule Preempted by Federal Law. DWC Proposes Regulations for Electronic Medical Treatment Billing Standards. Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Proposed Pharmacy Benefit Network Regulations. Bill Would Limit Medicare Secondary Payer fines. Stil...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employers Holdings Reports Full Year Income Decline. Injuries Among Public Sector Employees Increased for the First Time in Five Years. CIGA Prevails Against City of Laguna Beach in Reimbursement Case. Calif. Construction Company Sued for Misclassifying, Underpaying Workers. DWC Proposed Changes...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. The Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District Grants Writ in Guzman Case. Couurt of Appeal Confirms WCAB Position on SSSOP. Court of Appeal Reviews Requirements for Independent Contractor Status. SCIF Prevails in Claim for Premiums Against Employer in Court of Appeal. Investor Lawsuit Filed Agai...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Fairfax To Pay $1.3 Billion to Purchase Zenith National Insurance. U.S. Crack Down on Independent Contractors May Help Stop Comp Cheats. No Contest Plea from Commerce Man in Workers' Comp Fraud Case. Woman Gets Three Years for Workers Comp Fraud, New Members Appointed to Fraud Assessment Commiss...

John B. Floyd Esq. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CMS Gets Tough in Six Year Old - Settled Tort Class Action. Illegally Uninsured Employer Prevails in Court of Appeal. OC Couple to Be Trading Their Pradas for Prison Garb. Broker Accused of $4 Million Pechanga Casino Insurance Embezzlement. Man sentenced in Marina payroll case. StrataCare, Disney and Other...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CIGA May Not Set Aside Stipulation Because of Change of Law. California AG Wins Suit Against Port Trucking Companies. CWCI Score Card Looks at Durable Goods Manufacturing. Apirl QME Examination Canceled. California Insurance Commissioner Says His Post Should Be Appointed. CorVel Announces Substan...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Cervantes SSSOP Procedure to Be Reviewed by Court of Appeal. CAAA Convention Draws Large Crowd. Too Many Rogue IRS Agents - Including Special Agent Suspected of Workers' Compensation Fraud. $20 Million in Restitution in Staffing Services Inc. Fraud Case. Workers' Compensation Patients Get Less Be...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Technicolor Inc. Prevails With Exclusive Remedy Defense of Cancer Case. Clarification of Sandhagen UR Process Made by WCAB. Hollister HVAC Company Charged with WC Fraud. More State Funds May Be Up For Sale. No Big Comp Reforms This Year In Any State. WCRI Details Comp Market Post Recession. Worke...

Juan Naranjo, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Hands DFEH Victory to City of Los Angeles. Unfinished Appellate Backlog from 2009. Workers' Comp Research Provides Insight Into Curbing Health-Care Costs. GAO Study Shows "Extraordinary" Increases in Drug Prices. Former State Fund CEO Janet Frank to join Zenith Insurance as President. US Ins...

Darlene Ball, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CIGA Prevails Against AIG for $517 Million in Reinsurance Claims. Court of Appeal Rejects Serious and Willful Claim of Untrained Worker. Schwarzenegger's Furlough Days for Thousands of State Workers Ruled Illegal. Gang Member Pitchess Motion Cannot Discover Allegations of Police Officer False Workers Comp...

Rene Thomas Folse JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Texas Court Awards Record $70 Million to Workers Comp Claimant. Health Care Reform To Have Major Impact on Mileage Rate for Travel Expenses Will Decrease on January 1. Workers' Compensation. Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Revised Benefit Notice Manual. California AG Files $2.6 Million Su...

Joel Allan Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. High Court Declines Controversial Workers' Comp Ruling. CHSWC Reports on Oversight of Self Insurance Groups. Prunedale Woman Arrested on Workers' Compensation Fraud, Elder Abuse Charges. Southern California Agent Sentenced in Workers' Comp Theft Case. Insurance Fraud Charges Filed Against CHP Dispatcher. Worke...

Robert Nichols Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Spinal Surgery Second Opinion Process Clarified by WCAB. Multiple Amicus Briefs Filed in Ogilvie Appeal. Daly City Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty. CDI Terror Financing Probe Targets California Insurers. Harvard Study: Computers Don't Save Hospitals Money. Workers' Comp Managers Going Back-to-Basics to Mana...

Debra Tobias Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Medicare Set Asides Hot Topic at 18th National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference. Personal Info Jeopardized After Nebraska Workers' Comp Court Computer Hacked. Auburn Business Owner Faces Prison for Federal WC Fraud. Zenith Files 2.7% Increase in Its California Workers' Compensation Rates. Busi...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. City of Los Angeles Has Court of Appeal Victory. Poizner Rejects Proposal for Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Hike. SCIF Files for 5% Workers' Comp Rate Increase. Texas Mutual's Dividend Payout for 2009 is $75 Million. Georgia Insurer SEUS Loaned $10 Million to CEO Before Being Liquidated. Ventura...