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Any information or opinions contained in this commentary are not necessarily endorsed by LexisNexis® or its affiliates or by the LexisNexis® editorial consultants who review panel decisions. Prior to 2013, there may not have been a more controversial...

The WCAB has issued two noteworthy panel decisions involving home health care services in light of Neri Hernandez (en banc). In each of these decisions, which involved critically injured workers, the WCAB has signaled in very strong terms that it will...

Where an injured worker who had sustained work-related back injuries unsuccessfully sought “conventional” treatment for pain and discomfort and subsequently turned to the use of medical marijuana, the employer and insurer could be required...

In Rodriguez v. Air Eagle, Inc., 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB has provided guidance on the expedited review of a request for authorization and on the burden of proof of a prescription for home health care services. UR Denial Timeline...

By Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter NCCI studies have shown that establishing a fee schedule for physician services can help keep down costs in workers’ compensation claims, and...

Larson's Spotlight on Medical Examiners, Independent Contractor, Substantial Deviation, Methadone and Death Benefits. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's...

Larson's Spotlight on Medical Examiners, Independent Contractor, Substantial Deviation, Methadone and Death Benefits. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on efforts by states to limit drug manufacturers' use of information about the prescription drugs that doctors like to prescribe. The court took up a dispute between the state of Vermont...