Workers' Compensation

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Combatting the Evils of Opioid Addiction: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease
Posted on 10 Mar 2013 by John Stahl

By John Stahl, Esq. LexisNexis Online Subscribers: Citations below link to Lexis Advance. Bracketed citations link to lexis.com. The numerous ills associated with workers’ compensation claimants (claimants) abusing prescribed opioids is a... Read More

Alternative Approaches to Treating Chronic Back Pain
Posted on 3 Feb 2012 by John Stahl

Drugs aren’t the only solution This is a hard pill to swallow for “pill mill” doctors and pharmaceutical companies that provide their supply, but alternative workers’ compensation approaches to managing chronic pain are increasingly... Read More

Hurts So Good: Delaware UR Appeal Reverses In Favor Of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator
Posted on 20 Mar 2012 by Cassandra Roberts

Let's face it-Mike Freebery in his cashmere robe is a tough act to follow. So is Wil Davis basking in the glow of his successful defense of a heart attack case (not quite sure what he wears to bed). But along comes James Donovan with a little update... Read More

Missouri: Commission Doesn’t Believe Employer That He Requested a Drug Test
Posted on 13 Jan 2015 by Martin Klug

The employer failed to show it required a drug test after a work accident and now owes for ongoing temporary benefits because the worker states his severe chronic back pain is worse since his accident. King v American Employment Group , 2014 Mo WCLR Lexis... Read More

Missouri: Claimant's Pain Complaints Support PTD Award
Posted on 6 Jun 2012 by Martin Klug

A claimant who states he hurts too much to work can collect PTD benefits, even though an FCE based on "objective" findings concludes he can work in the open labor market. The court of appeals recently affirmed a Commission award of PTD against... Read More

Quality "Continuum of Care" for Worst Case Lumbar Patients
Posted on 17 Apr 2014 by Teresa McLoughlin Rice

Study shows return to work, work retention rates dramatically improve Measured by such yardsticks as return-to-work, work retention and reoperation rates, the success of lumbar surgeries in the Workers’ Compensation (“WC”) system... Read More

Alternative Approaches to Treating Chronic Back Pain
Posted on 3 Feb 2012 by John Stahl

Drugs aren’t the only solution This is a hard pill to swallow for “pill mill” doctors and pharmaceutical companies that provide their supply, but alternative workers’ compensation approaches to managing chronic pain are increasingly... Read More

Hurts So Good: Delaware UR Appeal Reverses In Favor Of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator
Posted on 20 Mar 2012 by Cassandra Roberts

Let's face it-Mike Freebery in his cashmere robe is a tough act to follow. So is Wil Davis basking in the glow of his successful defense of a heart attack case (not quite sure what he wears to bed). But along comes James Donovan with a little update... Read More

Missouri: Claimant's Pain Complaints Support PTD Award
Posted on 6 Jun 2012 by Martin Klug

A claimant who states he hurts too much to work can collect PTD benefits, even though an FCE based on "objective" findings concludes he can work in the open labor market. The court of appeals recently affirmed a Commission award of PTD against... Read More