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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LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM April 2020 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter Articles featured in this edition of the Newsletter are: Permanent Disability Strategies Take Center Stage at 2020 Palm Springs CAAA Convention Co-Written by: Emma Nelson-Munson, Esq., of our LFLM-Oakland Office Joanna Stevenson, Esq., of our LFLM-Oakland Office 2020 Regulations Update Written by: Michele J. Morgan, Esq., of our LFLM-Sacramento Office Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. www.lflm.com
LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM January 2020 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter Articles featured in this edition of the Newsletter are: Trend Alert: Fitzpatrick May Signify the Elimination of Diminished Future Earning Capacity as an Indicator of Permanent Impairment Written by Nelly Sang, Esq., of our LFLM-Sacramento Office A Stipulation for Home Housekeeping Services is not “Forever” Written by Vicki Rubin-Howton, Esq., of our LFLM-Anaheim Office Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. www.lflm.com
LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM November 2019 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter Articles featured in this edition of the Newsletter are: Proving Labor Code Section 132a Violations Written by Sonya Arellano, Esq., of our LFLM-San Jose Office Subrogation at a Glance Written by Loren N. Meador, Esq., of our LFLM-Los Angeles Office Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. www.lflm.com
LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM August 2019 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter. Articles featured in this edition of the Newsletter are: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and the Workers’ Compensation System Written by Ashley R. Nijinksi, Esq., of our LFLM-Anaheim Office Vouchers and the Un-Written Burden for Defendants Written by: Donald E. Applegate, Esq., of our LFLM-San Francisco Office Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. www.lflm.com
LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM April 2019 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter. Articles featured in this edition of the Newsletter are: An Examination of the Dynamex Case: How Dynamex Changes the Standard for Employee vs. Independent Contractor Written by: Craig M. Lepore, Esq., of our LFLM-San Diego Office Revisiting Cumulative Traumas and Western Growers Co-Written by: John S. Orman, Esq., of our LFLM-Fresno Office Emilee R. Brown, Esq., of our LFLM-Fresno Office Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. […]
LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM January 2019 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter The article featured in this edition of the Newsletter is titled: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’: Rating Permanent Disabilities Written by: Charles A. Leath, Esq., of our LFLM-Fresno Office Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. www.lflm.com
LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM November 2018 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter Articles in this edition of the Newsletter include: ARE VOCATIONAL EXPERT OPINIONS RELEVANT FOR PD ASSESSMENT OF INJURIES ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2013? Written by Tracy Sturtevant, Esq., of our LFLM Oakland Office SATURDAY IS THE 6TH WORKING DAY? REALLY? Calculation of UR Decision Timeframes and the Gomez Decision Written by Jessica M. Neal, Esq., of our LFLM Anaheim Office
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 […]
Here you will find the August 2018 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter Articles in this edition of the Newsletter include: SPORTS LAW CASE SPOTLIGHT: The Sutton Decision: Written by Katyn Evenson, Esq., of LFLM Anaheim HOW IS THIS RELATED TO HIS EMPLOYMENT?!: Written by: Amy Roberts, Esq., of LFLM Sacramento