Workers' Compensation

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United States: Bankruptcy Debtor Fails in Attempt Avoid Paying Med Providers
Posted on 11 Apr 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court, construing Wisconsin’s property exemptions law, Wisconsin Statute § 102.27, held that the sum of $400,000, which had been paid by the workers’ compensation carrier of the bankruptcy debtor’s employer into... Read More

United States: Settlement Proceeds Lose Exempt Status in NC When Used to Purchase Land and Mobile Home
Posted on 21 Nov 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

Construing North Carolina exemptions law, a federal bankruptcy court held that a Chapter 13 debtor could not claim an exemption in land and a mobile home that he purchased with the proceeds of a workers' compensation settlement agreement. The court... Read More

Illinois: Medical Care Providers May Not Reach Workers’ Compensation Settlement Proceeds
Posted on 9 Feb 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

Enactment by the Illinois Legislature of the 2005 amendments to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, specifically 820 ILCS 305/8, and the enactment of a new section 8.2 did not alter the important underlying policy in Illinois — that... Read More

United States: 7th Circuit Certifies Question to Illinois Supreme Court
Posted on 11 Apr 2019 by Thomas A. Robinson

Generally speaking, workers’ compensation benefits are beyond the reach of creditors. The rule is not so clear in Illinois, said the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a recent case. It certified to the Illinois Supreme Court a question asking if that... Read More

Penalty for Abruptly Withdrawing Authorization for Opioid Pain Medication: Cal. Comp. Cases July Advanced Postings (7/16/2014)
Posted on 16 Jul 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for July 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis. All rights reserved... Read More

Federal: Bankruptcy Trustee Has No Claim to Worker’s MSA Held in Bank Account
Posted on 9 Jan 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

A Federal Bankruptcy Court in Pennsylvania has held in relevant part that a Medicare Set-Aside is not subject to administration by a bankruptcy trustee because it is not property of the bankruptcy estate in spite of the fact that it might be held in a... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/9/2012) – Owner of TV Recycling Business Knew She Needed Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Posted on 10 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Claimant’s Unpaid Work for Wife’s Business Did Not Constitute Fraud
Posted on 29 Jun 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Fraud, Unfair Settlement Practices, Penalty for Late Payment, and Altercation. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers'... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/9/2012) – Owner of TV Recycling Business Knew She Needed Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Posted on 10 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Claimant’s Unpaid Work for Wife’s Business Did Not Constitute Fraud
Posted on 29 Jun 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Fraud, Unfair Settlement Practices, Penalty for Late Payment, and Altercation. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers'... Read More

Public Records
Posted on 12 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Research Package Day Week Month National Public Records UCC Filings, Judgments, Liens & Bankruptcy Filings, Corporate & Limited Partnership Information.. $24 $39 $74 ... Read More

CA: WCAB Lacks Jurisdiction to Void Bankruptcy Court's Decision for Lien Discharged in Bankruptcy
Posted on 17 Apr 2010 by Robin E. Kobayashi

Norris M. Mellon v. State of California Department of Corrections WCAB Jurisdiction—Lien Discharged in Bankruptcy—WCAB, granting removal on its own motion, affirmed WCJ’s order that WCAB had no jurisdiction to allow lien claimant’s... Read More