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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: California is Losing Legal Battles Over Corporate Director Diversity Laws. Murderer Serving Life Sentence is Lead Defendant in $2M EDD Fraud. O.C. Physician Assistant Sentenced for Selling Blank Opioid Prescriptions. Three Face Charges for $128K State Fund Premium Fraud. Multiple Carriers to Sha...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Correctional Officer S&W Award Calc Includes Enhanced IDL Benefit. QME Rules Allow Claimant to Select QME He Previously Struck. Stanford Professor Testifies Against Walgreens in S.F. Opioid Trial. San Mateo Hemp Farm Owner Sentenced for Lack of Comp Coverage. NCCI State of the Line Report Shows...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Workers Seek Order Prohibiting WCAB "Grant and Study" Recon Orders. Walmart Avoids $504K in Photo Shoot Model Late Pay Penalties. Temecula Physician to Serve 8 Years for $12M Medicare Fraud. Ruling in Kaiser Fraud Case Illustrates Sophisticated Upcoding Strategies. Biden Signs Law Limiting Emplo...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Privileges Protect CIGA and TPA From PTP Defamation Action. WCAB Reverses AOE/COE Using Substantial Medical Evidence Rules. 9th Circuit Reverses Prison Guard Vaccination Order. Californians Involved in Nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown. $3.8M in COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Violatio...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court to Resolve Employer's Liability for Take-Home COVID. WCAB Panel Finds California Jurisdiction for Professional Athlete's Claim. Court Broadly Construes "Employment" for Exclusive Remedy. So. Cal. Chiropractor to Serve 6 Years for $2.2M Fraud. Proposed Department of Insurance Ethics...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Law Firm Accused of $5M ADA Shakedown of Small Businesses. San Francisco Scheduled to Start Opiod Lawsuit Trial. Interest Calculation Clarified in Uninsured Employer Restitution Order. After 8 Years of Litigation, Major O.C. Comp Fraud Case Dismissed. Santa Clarita Contractor Arraigned for Premi...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Orthopedist Lacks Expertise to Add vs Combine Internal Disabilities. Truck Driver Hit by Train Was "Sudden and Extraordinary". Court of Appeal Clarifies Time for Service for Out-of-State Administrator. Injured Worker Has Two Years to File Wrongful Termination Claim. NFL Teams Sue Two Players Ove...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Failure to Properly Serve UR Determination Ends Ongoing RFAs. State Auditor Finds Large-Scale Hospice Fraud in Los Angeles County. EDD Faces New Scammers Sending Fake Text Messages. Ventura Farm Labor Contractor Pleads Guilty to Premium Fraud. Former O.C. Cop Pays Over $5.2M Restitution for Prem...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Calif. Supreme Court Clarifies L.C. Whistleblower Protections. Carriers Exempt From Insurance Frauds Prevention Act Liability. Insurance Survey Says Fraud Accounts for 10% of Claims Cost. IMR Reviews Hit All Time Low in 2021. CHSWC Annual Report Estimates COVID Costs at $1.25 Billion. California...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Panel Clarifies Requirements for Reopening an Award. WCAB Panel Reviews Case Law Allowing Minor Pleading Errors. 9th Circuit to Rule on Federal Preemption of California Sick Pay Law. After Ten Years of Litigation - Jury Clears Sutter Health of Antitrust Claim. Pain Clinic Chain with 20K Pat...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Judge Allows Insurers San Francisco Antitrust Suit Against Drugmakers. Santa Paula Doctor and Patient Recruiter Arrested in $30M Fraud Case. White House Announces Help for EDD Fraud Prosecution. Sports Medicine Director Charged With Sexually Assaulting Athletes. RAND COVID-19 Presumptions Study...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Request for New QME Panel for Late Report Must be Timely. Drugmakers Finalize $26B Nationwide Opioid Settlement. Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family Agree to $6B National Settlement. Sutter Health Risks $1.2 B in Price Gouging Class Action Trial. Sim Hoffman M.D. Acquitted of Comp Fraud After 10 Ye...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SCOTUS to Consider Controversy Over Workers' Comp Cannabis. WCAB Panel Says OMFS Does Not Apply to V.A. Lien. JPMorgan Chase Sues California for $5.9M Over N95 Mask Fraud. First Prison Inmate Pleads Guilty in $25M EDD Fraud. SEIU Accuses HCA Healthcare of Medicare Fraud. Single-Payer Health Care...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 9th Circuit Sends Lyft Drivers A.B. 5 Class Action to Arbitration. Expect Increases in Telemedicine and Healthcare Digitization Fraud. Contracting Company Owners Get Jail Time for $1M Comp Fraud. Last Guilty Plea Wraps Up Fraud Case Involving SUI Investigator. COVID "Misinformation" Wars Reach C...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Insurers 1997 "Full Satisfaction" Stips Ends CIGA Other Insurance Recovery. Political "Doorknockers" Litigate For AB-5 Exemption. Psychiatrist With Criminal & Disciplinary Record - Sentenced for WC Fraud. Orange County Medical Fraud Fugitives Ran - But Could not Hide. Illegal Insurance Agent to...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Opioid Settlements for 400 California Cities, Most States and Tribes. WCAB Panel Clarifies DOI in Continuous Trauma Cancer Case. Cardinal Health to Pay $13.1M to Resolve Kickback Case. Sam Solakyan Sentenced to 5 Years and $30M Restitution. Deal Reached on COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave....

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Will Workers’ Comp Exclusive Remedy Protect Alex Baldwin? Follow-up on 2019 CDI/Applied Underwriters Pay-to-Play Scandal. Food Processing Co. Owners Face $1.7M Premium Fraud Claim. EDD Says 98% of 27,000 New Providers Likely Fraudulent. Simi Valley Roofing Contractor Guilty of $1.6M Premium Frau...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: S.D. Pharmacy Resolves "Red Flags" Opioid Case for $105K. Retired San Jose Cop to Serve 3 Years for $1.1M Premium Fraud. DWC Posts Emergency Med-Legal Evaluation Telehealth Regs. CWCI Opens Registration for 2022 Annual Meeting. COVID Comp Claims Increased 172% in December. Study Shows WCMSA Fund...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SCOTUS Rules Against OSHA Vaccine Mandate. Court Affirms CAL/OSHA Citation for Freeway Construction Injury. UC San Diego Health Resolves Medicare Billing Suit for $3 Million. EDD Suspends 345,000 Suspected Fraudulent SDI Claims. COVID Outbreak Returns WCAB to Telephonic Hearings. Omicron Surge F...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Has Sanctions Jurisdiction After Withdrawal of Lien. Drugmaker Faces Undisclosed Side Effects California Class Action. New WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure Now in Effect. Cal/OSHA Updates COVID FAQs on Isolation and Quarantines. NCCI Evaluates Various Drug Formulary Implementations. U.S...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Top Court Sets Jan. 7 Oral Argument in Vaccine Mandate Appeals. Landmark Tort Claim by Spouse of COVID Infected Worker Affirmed. DCA Clarifies IFPA "First-to-File" Rule in Published Decision. WCAB Panel Rejects Claim of CRPS Total Disability. Lien Claimant Must Meet CCP 473 Criteria for Relief F...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: U.S. Top Court to Rule on California Arbitration Agreement Limits. Supreme Court Declines Another Vaccine Mandate Review. WCJ Awards S&W Benefits Against State Agency in Fatality Case. Drugmakers Settle Price-Fixing California Class Actions for $10M. EDD Detects Wave of Health Provider Credentia...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Roundup Maker Prevails Again - in SoCal Jury Verdict. Federal Court Ends California Generic Drug Price Law. Retired WCJ Correro Clarifies Limits on Developing the Record. Price Gouging Drugmaker Resolves Antitrust Case for $40M. Owner of Multiple Bay Area Clinics Admits Fraud Charges. LAUSD Fire...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court Denies Review of $86.7M Roundup Award. FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Expedited FDA Release of Vaccine Documents. Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Now Blocked Nationwide. Jury Verdict - Pharmacies Held Liable for Opioid Distribution. O.C. Sheriff's Captain Charged with $17M Premium Fraud. East Bay D...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: OSHA Ordered to "Take No Steps" to Enforce Vaccine Mandate. OSHA Vaccine Mandate Cases Consolidated in 6th Circuit. Texas Sues CMS Over Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate. O.C. Disneyland Cast Loses Minimum Wage Class Action. SoCal Family Sentenced for $20M COVID Relief Fund Fraud. Santa Clarita...