A New York appellate court recently held a plaintiff was bound by his attorney’s open-court stipulation with defendants that the case had been settled for $325,000. Plaintiff could not later declare the settlement “null and void” because... Read More
In Arizona, as in virtually all other jurisdictions, an insurance carrier providing workers’ compensation benefits to an injured worker enjoys a lien on a claimant's (or a claimant's dependents') recovery from third persons who negligently... Read More
Liberty Mutual plans to appeal the judge's order. The dispute centers on allegations that AIG intentionally underestimated its workers' comp premiums to avoid premium taxes and substantial residual market charges before 1996. Read more at InsuranceNewsNet... Read More
Familiarity with the Labor Code and the WCAB/DWC regulations is a fundamental necessity for practicing workers’ compensation law in the State of California. Given this fact, it is surprising how many attorneys show up on the day of trial without... Read More
By Stephen Embry, Embry and Neusner, Groton, Connecticut The driving force of the law is fear, which promotes dispute resolution. In the ordinary course of human affairs disputes and controversies arise and are resolved informally. It is rare that... Read More
LexisNexis has picked the top “noteworthy” panel decisions issued by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board during the period July through December 2015. The list features a number of decisions addressing the assignment and... Read More
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 81 No. 8 August 2016 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
As my girls used to say when they were little, today is a "lucky day".....which by their standards meant a special day such as when the school cafeteria was serving hot dogs and tater tots. I cherish today because this particular Valentine's... Read More
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 10 Oct 2017 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
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 81 No. 6 June 2016 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
What exactly is the role of the WCAB, not to mention the parties to the C&R, in addressing unanticipated problems that come up with an MSA after settlement? In Muniz Villalpando v. Doherty Brothers , 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB... Read More
Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the November 2013 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries . © Copyright 2013 LexisNexis. All... Read More
Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for February 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries . © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All rights... Read More
A surviving widow negotiated with the employer to obtain a lump sum settlement but the Commission refused to approve the settlement and asserted that the agreement was not in accordance with her rights because it was less than the present value of the... Read More
My big news? We adopted another rescue cat, a kitten actually. His name is Cruiser T, "Cruiser" in honor of the police vehicle which rescued him and "T" in honor of my husband Tom. The first week we had him, I was concerned that adding... Read More