Personal Injury Law

Collision course: the potential impact of Chrysler's bankruptcy & sale on state workers' comp systems
Roberto Ceniceros of Business Insurance has been tracking the potential impact that a Chrysler bankruptcy and sale could have on state workers comp systems. In a story last week, he reports that Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has taken legal action to protect the state...

Can a Hospital Bill Me Directly for Workers' Comp Related Treatment
This morning I received a bill in my name for payment due.  I called the establishment to inform them that this is a Worknman"s Comp claim and the employee there told me that it has not been filed with Workman's Comp Insurance Company ...

Can a Hospital Bill Me Directly for Workers' Comp Related Treatment
This morning I received a bill in my name for payment due.  I called the establishment to inform them that this is a Worknman"s Comp claim and the employee there told me that it has not been filed with Workman's Comp Insurance Company ...

2007 insurance year in review
Here at Workers Comp Insider, we're digging out after a holiday hiatus, and getting back into the swing of things with recaps of top insurance news from 2007 as presented by some of the leading insurance publications...

Az Supremes Holds Spouse Entitled To Payments For Nursing Type Services Under Workers Comp
Professor Ted McClue, Adminstrative Law Prof Blog writes to inform us about Carbajal v. Industrial Commission is an important Workers Comp decision from the Supreme Court of Arizona...

Workers Comp and Wellness: Partners at a Distance
Bill Thorness has written an interesting article for NCCI on the relationship of wellness programs to workers comp costs. In some respects, it involves a "duh" thesis: wellness programs can significantly lower comp costs, because healthy workers are less prone to injury and, once injured, recover more quickly than their out-of-shape co-workers...

Arkansas: Frozen embryos and Workers Comp
Here are two items you might never expect to appear together: frozen embryos and workers comp. But a case in Arkansas reveals that the comp system can easily be drawn into the ongoing (and apparently endless) debate of when life begins...

Coming soon: Comp Wonk, a Minnesota workers compensation weblog
I am getting ready to launch Comp Wonk, a blog about Minnesota workers’ compensation, on November 1. A friend of mine who represents injured workers will be writing the blog, and I am looking forward to getting it up and running...

No Workers Comp Adjustments with SSI
The NH Supreme Court has just handed down a decision that says that a person who is receiving Social Security Disability cannot also receive cost of living adjustments for their workers comp benefits...

WORKERS COMP: Company owner is company officer and afforded workers compensation coverage unless rejected: KENTUCKY EMPLOYERS MUTUAL INSURANCE V. J & R MINING, INC. (COA 3/7/2008)
KENTUCKY EMPLOYERS MUTUAL INSURANCE V. J & R MINING, INC. WORKERS COMP: Coverage of owner 2007-CA-001901 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: DIXON PRESIDING; CLAYTON, GRAVES CONCUR COUNTY: WORKERS COMP BOARD DATE RENDERED: 3/7/2008 Earl Reed, an owner with his wife of J& R Mining, Inc...

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

H-1B Visas
How to get professional worker's visa

Private Investigators and Detectives
Services Provided by Private Investigators

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Farmers Insurance
$130 Million Potential Settlement

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

AARP Insurance
alleging misleading medical insurance policies.

Oxford Health Insurance
$50 million refunds offered in overcharged insurance suit.

Health Insurance
alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.

Morgan Drexen Faces Potential Federal Class Action
Morgan Drexan FAces Potential Class Action