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Utah Supreme: Appearance of Conflict Enough to Disqualify Medical Evaluator

Workers’ compensation claimants don’t have to prove that the physicians appointed to resolve medical disputes have an “actual bias” — the mere appearance of a conflict of interest is enough to disqualify them from evaluating a claim, the Utah Supreme …

Wal-Mart Bias Case Can Proceed

Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc warehouse workers of Cuban origin may pursue a lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer of discrimination, and of firing them when they complained about their treatment. Monday’s ruling by a federal judge in Chicago came as …