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The Law Firm of Friedman + Bartoumian offers a broad range of legal expertise.  Our attorneys have earned the respect of other attorneys, judges and clients throughout California and the nation. In recognition of our legal ability and ethical standards, we have received a high rating from the Martindale-Hubbell organization, the most respected source of authoritative biographical information about members of the legal community worldwide.

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Benefit Printouts: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

Today’s blog focuses on a topic seldom discussed in workers’ compensation. It concerns benefit printouts.  Rule 10635 places a duty on the claims administrator to serve a benefit printout within 20 days upon request and no…

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A Near Miss: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

As strange as it may seem, employers in workers’ compensation can learn a valuable lesson from the airline industry. At 11:56 p.m. on the evening of July 7, 2017, the largest aviation disaster in the history…

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Defending Your MPN! A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

It’s no secret that injured workers and applicant attorneys dislike Medical Provider Networks (MPN). They exploit every loophole to escape an MPN to select a doctor of their choice to be the worker’s primary treating physician…

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Self-Imposed Penalties (SIP): A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

Today’s blog discusses an error occurring with frequent regularity regarding administration of self-imposed penalties (SIP). Let’s begin by reviewing the SIP statute. Subsections (c) and (d) of LC §4650 state as follows: (c): “Payment of temporary…

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The Company Picnic: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

During the warm summer months many businesses elect to close for an afternoon to hold a good old-fashioned company picnic. Everyone goes off to a local park for a delicious barbeque lunch where employee camaraderie abounds,…

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Frivolous Penalty Petitions: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

It is an alarming reality that penalty petitions now seem to arise from most disagreements between an adjuster and applicant attorney as to a claims issue, even when the adjuster’s position is supported by the facts…

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“Heywood takes the time to meet with us to get a clear understanding of what our goals are. Currently focusing on closing aged and difficult claims while aggressively closing new claims in the door. He gets it and is a great partner in achieving our aggressive goals.”
– Martin King, Kaiser Permanente

“We have had the pleasure of retaining Mr. Friedman’s firm for a number of years and for various actions. Heywood is a skilled and knowledgeable counselor who appreciates the time certain aspects of legal action. We will continue to use his firm for most of our CA legal work.”
– Jeff Bogacki, Vice President, Excess Workers Compensation – 5Star Specialty

“Besides being a great attorney, ‘Woody’ is a better person, friend, humanitarian. And when times get tough, he has your back!”
– Robert Rice, Sargeant Insurance Agency, LCC

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