Third Conspirator Convicted in Family-Run Check Cashing Fraud Scheme January 4, 2024 By Jim Sams A third conspirator has been sentenced to prison for her participation in a Florida check-cashing scheme that used shell companies...
Georgia Man Charged with Depriving Liberty Mutual of $9M in Workers’ Comp Premiums January 3, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff Georgia authorities last week announced the arrest of a contractor charged with underreporting payroll and defrauding Liberty Mutual Insurance Co....
NC Appeals Court Says Injured Off-Duty Law Officers are Joint Employees December 27, 2023 By William Rabb The question has arisen many times around the country: Is an injured, off-duty law officer, moonlighting on security or traffic...
Wegman’s Has Right to Question Injured Worker’s Doctor, Rules New York’s High Court December 22, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Wegman’s Food Markets was wrongly denied an opportunity to cross-examine an injured employee’s doctor, the New York Court of Appeals...
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Leads to Higher Costs, Longer Disability Duration December 18, 2023 By Jim Sams Consolidation of health care services into large corporations that own hospitals, clinics and physician practices may hold the promise of...
Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Bars Non-Dependent Child’s Wrongful Death Claim December 12, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death...
Viewpoint: California COVID-19 Presumptions Set to Expire December 11, 2023 By John P. Kamin California’s COVID-19 presumptions will expire on Jan. 1, 2024, which means employer-related outbreak reporting and shortened-decision timeframes are going the...
Calif. Work Comp Doc, Arrested Before but Not Convicted, Charged with Insurance Fraud Again December 11, 2023 By Jim Sams A Northern California doctor is charged — once again — with insurance fraud for allegedly overcharging workers’ compensation insurers for...
Eight Texas Chemical Plant Workers Treated for Toxic Gas Exposure December 5, 2023 Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant...
Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit November 30, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff and wire reports A Florida injury attorney who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former NFL players, then defrauded his clients out...