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Monday, August 2, 2021

Carrier Gets Dismissal of Paraplegic Worker's Claims for Delayed, Unpaid Medical Expenses

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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In a long-running and procedurally complex dispute between an insurance carrier and paraplegic worker, a Texas appellate court ruled that the carrier was entitled to

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Monday, August 2, 2021

Doctor Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud Relating to Kickbacks

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana doctor pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud charges related to a scheme that overcharged the federal government and private carriers for unnecessary medications

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Monday, August 2, 2021

Bar Association Hosting Comp Webinar

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Orange County Bar Association is holding its second annual workers’ compensation webinar on Florida’s workers’ compensation law in August.

Sean McCormack, a partner at

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Monday, August 2, 2021

Court Overturns Denial of Airline Worker's PTD Claim for Hearing Loss

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Missouri appellate court overturned a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a former airline worker with hearing loss.

Case: Fields v. Treasurer, No. ED109251,

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Monday, August 2, 2021

Suspended Insurance Commissioner Convicted on 37 Counts

  • State: Georgia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A jury last week convicted suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck on 37 counts of fraud and money laundering, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

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Monday, August 2, 2021

Convicted Doctor Ordered to Pay $376,368 in Restitution

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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A doctor in Texas was ordered to pay $376,368 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to defrauding federal and state workers’ compensation programs, the Division

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Friday, July 30, 2021

Worker Shouldn't Have Been Denied Benefits for Psych Injury After MMI

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been denied temporary indemnity benefits for a mental injury even though more than six months

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Friday, July 30, 2021

LASIE Seminar to Cover Medical Trends in Comp

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers is hosting a one-day seminar Aug. 16 covering basic principles of medical injuries commonly seen in workers’ compensation.

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Electronic Claim Forms Required Starting Sept. 1

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it will require certain claim forms to be submitted electronically starting Sept. 1.

The commission said claims

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Injured Football Player Fails to Establish Proper Venue for Appeal

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s determination that a former professional football player was entitled to benefits for a training injury, finding he had

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