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Workers’ Comp Miracle Cures: Marijuana, Flying And Quitting Time

I shouldn’t be writing about this. I should instead be making a beeline to a US Patent Office to secure these ideas and ensure for myself a vast amount of future riches. But, that sounds like a lot of work, and I hate paperwork so what the hell.
July 13, 2018 Workers' Compensation

Pharmacy No Longer Fastest Growing Segment In Comp Spend: Study

Pharmacy costs in workers compensation have decreased by $1.1 billion during the past eight years as the result of fewer opioid prescriptions, among other reasons, according to a study released Wednesday by Maggie Valley, North Carolina-based CompPharma L.L.C.
July 12, 2018 Workers' Compensation

Blast Demolishes Buildings In Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Contractor Responsible For Gas Line Break

A firefighter responding to an explosion caused by a gas line break that rocked downtown Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night has died, authorities said at an early morning news conference.
July 11, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Subrogation Workers' Compensation Wisconsin

Pennsylvania Gas Station Worker Killed After Driver Crashed Into Pumps, Ignited Fire

Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman has identified a 52-year-old woman from Commodore who was killed Thursday afternoon when a car crashed into two gas pumps and an Indiana County service station, and the vehicle and building burst into flames.
July 6, 2018 Auto Liability Property Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

Tackling Unique Exposures Of The Great Outdoors

With summer officially upon us, Americans are flocking to the great outdoors. Campgrounds are filled with the warm buzz of families and friends enjoying the best nature has to offer, and outdoor enthusiasts are enjoying their favorite sporting pursuits like hunting, fishing and shooting.
June 29, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Workers' Compensation

Five Dead In ’Targeted Attack’ At Capital Gazette Newspaper In Annapolis

A gunman blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun Thursday afternoon, killing five people, authorities said.
June 29, 2018 Workers' Compensation Maryland

Explosion At Texas Construction Site Kills One Worker, Injures At Least 12

One construction worker died and at least 12 others were injured in an explosion Tuesday afternoon in a building under construction at the rear of the Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville, officials confirmed during a news conference Tuesday evening in Gatesville.
June 27, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Workers' Compensation Texas

Settling Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Claims Independent Of Employees’ Claims

Aggressive subrogation practitioners always look for short cuts. Ours is an industry in which the "bottom line" means the difference between success and failure.
June 26, 2018 Litigation Subrogation Workers' Compensation Colorado

Sex And Seafood In The Workplace

Well, it’s Friday, and time to shrug off the consistently negative news in exchange for a little lighter fare.
June 22, 2018 Weird Workers' Compensation

Beverly Hills Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years For Massive Workers’ Comp Scheme

Beverly Hills Radiologist Ronald Grusd and two of his corporations, California Imaging Network Medical Group and Willows Consulting Company, were sentenced in federal court today after a jury trial in December resulted in convictions on 39 felony fraud counts.
June 19, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation California

Handling Spinal Cord And Traumatic Brain Injuries

Getting injured on the job is a traumatic experience for all involved. Maybe the worker fell off a roof while on the jobsite. Maybe some building materials fell on them from above. Or maybe they got into an automobile accident during the course of their normal workday.
June 12, 2018 Education & Training Workers' Compensation

Tow Truck Driver Killed, 5 In Critical Condition After Collision

A tow truck driver was killed in a crash while servicing a school bus on eastbound I-94 near Ann Arbor Tuesday morning, according to the Michigan State Police.
May 30, 2018 Auto Liability Workers' Compensation Michigan

Michigan Auto Parts Plant Fire: $8 Million In Losses

An explosion during an auto parts plant fire that ultimately stopped production of the Ford F-150 was so violent that it threw a worker through the air into a door jamb. Vehicles in the parking lot caught fire and were damaged by flying debris.
May 22, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Workers' Compensation Michigan

Ex-NFLer, A Survivor Contestant, Sued For Workers’ Comp Fraud

A former NFL player must face an insurance fraud lawsuit, an appeals court has ruled. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit against former NFL defensive tackle and Survivor contestant John Broward "Brad" Culpepper, who is currently a Florida personal injury attorney.
May 8, 2018 Fraud Workers' Compensation California

Angry Customer Runs Over 7-Eleven Clerk

Stopping off at this 7-Eleven on Fort Smallwood Road for a quick pack of smokes may have seemed simple enough, but it ended up landing 39-year old Ryan Jenkins in jail in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday.
April 27, 2018 Workers' Compensation Maryland
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