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Texas Workers' Compensation Handbook, 2009 Edition

Attorneys, claim adjusters, physicians, self-insured employers and vocational ...


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: One Volume Softbound , BOOK
ISBN: 9781422475119
2009
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    Attorneys, claim adjusters, physicians, self-insured employers and vocational rehabilitation workers will all find Texas Workers' Compensation Handbook a valuable tool for understanding the Texas workers' compensation system under the H.B. 7 reforms. Reviewed and organized by leading experts, Texas Workers' Compensation Handbook brings clarity to this complex area of law by providing:

  • Detailed analysis
  • All relevant statutes and regulations
  • Excellent recap of recent court decisions and DWC noteworthy decisions
  • Comprehensive description of current practice and procedure
  • Tables, charts, and reference directory
  • Detailed index
  • Extensive cross-references to Larson's Workers' Compensation, Desk Edition

    • REFERENCE DIRECTORY

    PART I. GUIDE TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS

    Chapter 1 Overview of the Workers’ Compensation System
    Chapter 2 Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage
    Chapter 3 Injuries in Course and Scope of Employment
    Chapter 4 Types of Compensable Injuries
    Chapter 5 Employment by a Public Entity
    Chapter 6 Entitlement to Income and Death Benefits
    Chapter 7 Calculation and Payment of Income and Death Benefits
    Chapter 8 Reductions in Compensation
    Chapter 9 Medical Examinations and Certifications Relating to Impairment
    Chapter 10 Medical Treatment
    Chapter 11 Resolving Medical Treatment Disputes
    Chapter 12 Commencement of Claim
    Chapter 13 Resolving Claim Disputes Before Division of Workers' Compensation
    Chapter 14 Settlements and Agreements
    Chapter 15 Judicial Review
    Chapter 16 Attorney’s Fees
    Chapter 17 Administrative Penalties and Sanctions
    Chapter 18 Actions Against Employers and Third Parties

    PART II. CASE SUMMARIES
    PART III. TEXAS STATUTES
    PART IV. TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
    PART V. TABLES AND CHARTS
    INDEX

     

    Jacobellis, Michael


    Michael Jacobellis is an attorney with the law firm Clay Dugas & Associates in Beaumont, Texas, where he represents claimants in workers¿ compensation cases. He received his J.D. from St. John¿s University. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Law. His licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and is also licensed to practice in the State of New York.

    Kilpatrick, John C.


    John C. Kilpatrick is an attorney with the law firm Kilpatrick & White in Houston, Texas, where he specializes in workers¿ compensation defense work. He received his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law. Mr. Kilpatrick is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas, the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He speaks frequently at State Bar seminars on workers¿ compensation law and has written and published several articles on workers¿ compensation law. He was the editorial consultant for Texas Workers¿ Compensation Law: A Guide to Practice Before Commission & Court (Matthew Bender, 1999-2005).

     

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