Workers' Compensation

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Federal: 11th Circuit Affirms Postal Worker’s Conviction of 33 Counts of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Posted on 18 Sep 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, in relevant part, a jury’s findings that an Alabama letter carrier was guilty of 33 counts of workers’ compensation fraud in connection with benefits received following a work-related injury... Read More

Federal: Postal Employee’s IIED Action Re: SWAT Team’s Search Warrant “Invasion” of Residence May Proceed
Posted on 13 Sep 2013 by Larson's Spotlight

A federal district court, sitting in California, recently refused to grant the federal government’s motion for summary judgment in an intentional infliction of emotional distress action (among other claims) filed against it by a postal service employee... Read More

The Dearly Deported, Take Two…..DE Superior Court Affirms IAB Decision In Favor Of Illegal Aliens
Posted on 25 Oct 2012 by Cassandra Roberts

If you have already read today's News Journal or my colleague Molly DiBianca's Delaware Employment Law Blog, then I am a little late to the party. Perhaps you recall my post of 2/9/12 titled "The Dearly Deported-Illegal Alien Status does... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Non-Dependent Spouse Precluded From Death Benefits and Barred From Bringing Death Claim
Posted on 15 Jun 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Non-Dependent Spouse and Death Benefits, Fraud and Surveillance Video, Tort Action Against Sole Proprietor, and Statute of Limitations for PTSD Claim. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/10/2013) – Disbarred Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Pleads Guilty and May Be On His Way To Jail
Posted on 11 Jan 2013 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/3/2013) – Anesthesiologist Who Submitted False Medical Bills May Lose His Rolls Royce
Posted on 4 Jan 2013 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/17/2013) – Injured Worker Who Could Bench Press 500 Pounds Could Not Lift 10 Pounds At Work
Posted on 18 Jan 2013 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (3/7/2013) – Trapped By His Own Deeds: Trapping Guide Caught Working Construction and Catching Bobcats While On Disability
Posted on 8 Mar 2013 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (9/22/2011) – Painter Who Defrauded September 11th Compensation Fund Must Pay $3 Million
Posted on 23 Sep 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (2/14/2013) – Insurance Auditor and Others Charged With Coal Mine Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme
Posted on 15 Feb 2013 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (4/18/2013) – Former New York Giants Linebacker Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For $1.5 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
Posted on 19 Apr 2013 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

Federal: Evidence Letter Carrier Competed in Triathlons While on “Light Duty” Supported Conviction of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Posted on 3 Jan 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

In a decision designated as unpublished, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a federal district court’s denial of a defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal under Fed. R. Crim. P. 29, finding that two of the defendant’s... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (3/21/2013) – Disability Benefits Did Not Stop Him From Whacking and Pulling Those Weeds
Posted on 22 Mar 2013 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 (2/21/2013) – Criminal Forgery and Fraud Charges Filed Against Restaurant Owners
Posted on 22 Feb 2013 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