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The intent of today’s blog is to offer guidance on what employers may do when applicant attorney requests a QME panel in a questionable medical specialty for a denied claim. It is not a revelation that workers who lack private health insurance but need medical care will file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits even …
Private Medical Reports: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims HandlingRead More
We are continuously bemused at the frequency with which a newly hired applicant attorney will attempt to replace a QME permissibly chosen when an applicant was unrepresented by counsel. The purpose of today’s blog is to warn our clients of the various tactics some applicant attorneys use to avoid a good defense QME report. There …
Replacing the QME: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims HandlingRead More
At a recent WCAB hearing, a judge was asked to approve a petition for commutation to enable an applicant to pay off a large credit card debt that was accruing interest at an annual rate of 22%. The applicant testified he could never get financially ahead in life as the interest charges alone were greater than …
Commutations: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims HandlingRead More
Today’s blog discusses witness testimony at the Appeals Board, particularly testimony offered when compensability of an industrial injury is in dispute. More frequently than one might anticipate, an employer is caught by surprise when their own witness completely changes their story on the witness stand. Employers naturally feel duped when this occurs and can’t understand …
Beware Your Own Witness: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims HandlingRead More
