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California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (8/8/2018)
Posted on 8 Aug 2018 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 7 July 2018 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE... Read More

Tags: hirer's liability , in-home caregiver , compromise and release , Jurisdiction , California workers compensation , going and coming rule , professional athletes , malicious prosecution

Five Recent Workers’ Comp Cases You Should Know About (7/8/2011) – Supreme Court Says FELA Does Not Use Common Law Concept of Proximate Cause
Posted on 8 Jul 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on FELA, Malicious Prosecution, Tort Action Against Employer, Jones Act, and Retaliatory Termination. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's... Read More

Tags: drug test , proximate cause , Federal Employers' Liability Act , tort action against employer , jones act , course of employment , Fraud , malicious prosecution , waiver of immunity , retaliatory termination

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (7/21/2011) – Lake Erie Jolly Roger Restaurant Company Owner Lets Workers’ Compensation Coverage Lapse
Posted on 22 Jul 2011 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

Tags: disability , lapse , independent contractors , workers’ compensation coverage , workers’ compensation fraud , misclassification , malicious prosecution , double dipping , robbery , temporary employment

CA: Chiropractors Performing Manipulation Under Anesthesia Stated Claims Against Insurance Company and Its Employee for Malicious Prosecution
Posted on 23 Apr 2010 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, issued a March 31, 2010 order in Ambrose v. Coffey: Malicious Prosecution—Chiropractors—Manipulation Under Anesthesia —U.S. District Court, Eastern... Read More

Tags: california workers' compensation , Legal Developments , manipulation under anesthesia , chiropractors , malicious prosecution