Two Dead After Fiery Cargo Plane Crash In Ohio

A cargo plane crashed near an Ohio airport early Wednesday, killing two people, officials said. The plane struck several unoccupied vehicles, and the crash ignited a fire, according to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
September 11, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Subrogation Workers' Compensation Ohio

What Is A Center Of Excellence And How Can It Impact Workers’ Compensation?

The health care industry knows Centers of Excellence have top results, particularly for the most vulnerable of patients. Centers of excellence are in every corner of the health care field — neurology, cardiology, rehabilitation and more. These centers are considered the top-tier medical facilities in the country, turning catastrophes into results.
September 5, 2019 Workers' Compensation

Construction Worker Dies After Steel Plate Lands On Him On Disneyland Property

A man working on a Disneyland property construction project died after a steel plate landed on him Thursday morning, police confirmed.
August 30, 2019 Workers' Compensation California

Even Monkeys Cannot Explain Why Companies Insist On Workers’ Compensation Waivers Of Subrogation Endorsements

Most state workers’ compensation laws, or cases construing them, allow the employer and its carrier to waive its right to subrogate against a third party that caused or contributed to an employee’s injury. The purpose of a subrogation waiver is not well understood and is a subject of some confusion in the marketplace.
August 30, 2019 Education & Training Subrogation Workers' Compensation

Why Is Work Comp Mediation So Hard?

Why do so many advocates stumble when it comes to preparing for mediation? Perhaps the most important thing a lawyer can do to prepare for mediation is to write a brief.
August 29, 2019 Litigation Workers' Compensation

Liberty Mutual Partners With Duck Creek To Develop New Claims-Management System

Liberty Mutual has partnered with Duck Creek Technologies to develop a next-generation workers’ compensation claims-management system, the insurer has announced.
August 27, 2019 Technology Workers' Compensation

AmTrust Battles Impacts Of Opioid Crisis On Workers’ Comp

Despite increased attention from the media and government, the opioid crisis continues to plague the United States, and in turn has implications for workers’ compensation insurance.
August 26, 2019 Risk Management Workers' Compensation

Adjuster Trips Over Her Dog While Working From Home; Court Decides Compensability

On the day Tammitha Valcourt-Williams tripped over her dog and injured her hip, shoulder and knee, she was technically on the clock, working from home as a workers’ compensation claims adjuster for Sedgwick CMS.
August 22, 2019 Litigation Workers' Compensation

Physical Therapy Can Be Too Much Of A Good Thing: Study

Often touted as a treatment for injured workers, excessive use of physical therapy can be a significant cost-driver for workers compensation payers and can impede return to work, experts say.
August 22, 2019 Workers' Compensation

Beyond The Eight Corners: Additional Insureds And Workers Comp

Consider this common scenario. A subcontractor’s employee is injured on the job and sues the general contractor, an additional insured on the subcontractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) policy. The employee does not sue the subcontractor because she is prevented from doing so under state workers compensation law.
August 16, 2019 Liability Litigation Workers' Compensation

Two Injured In Explosion, Fire At Titanium Casting Plant Near Albany

Two employees of a titanium casting manufacturer were injured in an explosion and fire at the plant Thursday morning. One of the injured is listed in critical condition at a Portland hospital.
August 16, 2019 Property Workers' Compensation Oregon

The Problem With Scumbags Is Their Consistency

There is one gigantic problem with scumbags. Well, there are two problems, but one of them is blatantly obvious.
August 9, 2019 Workers' Compensation

Scientists Finally Found A Way To Effectively Replace Opioids: Cannflavins

Two non-psychoactive molecules from the Cannabis sativa L plant have the potential to replace opioids with a new drug that poses zero-impairment issues for users.
August 9, 2019 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation

The Exciting, New Ways Technology Is Streamlining The Claims Management Process

Technology is a tool, like fire or gin. It can be used for good or for ill. Most workers on a construction site or in a warehouse are willing to wear a sensor if it will keep them from getting run over by a forklift or knocked off a ledge by a crane.
August 7, 2019 Catastrophe Fraud Property Risk Management Technology

Car Accident Exclusion Applies In Injured Worker Case

A federal judge on Friday tossed out a suit involving two insurers battling over who is liable for an accident involving an injured worker who suffered grave, secondary injuries while being transported for medical care by a third party.
August 6, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Workers' Compensation California
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