April 21, 2020 The 2020 CAAA Convention took place in Palm Springs, and while we are used to seeing the applicants’ bar come up with creative approaches to increase permanent disability, given that permanent disability can be a primary cost-driver for a claim’s value, it is not surprising that strategies focused on increasing PD were once again a hot topic. One novel idea was focused on a broad reading from the AMA Guides 5th Edition. In giving general examples of […]
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September 27, 2018 On September 25, 2018, in a case certified for publication, the Third District Court of Appeal in Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation & SCIF v. WCAB (Fitzpatrick) found no basis for concluding that Labor Code §4662(b) provides a second independent path to permanent total disability “in accordance with the fact.” This is a solid statutory win for defendants. In this new case, the Court took on the WCAB’s liberal interpretation of §4662(b) and the phrase “in accordance […]
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