Today's post was shared by The Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group and comes from www.nytimes.com LOS ANGELES — The filmmaker Bryan Singer, whose big-budget “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is set for release next month by 20th Century Fox, was accused in a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday of drugging and raping an underage [...]
Victims of North Carolina's state-sponsored sterilization program have until June 30, 2014 to file claims for compensation through the North Carolina Industrial Commission's Eugenics Asexualization and Sterilization Compensation Program. In the early 20th century North Carolina and 31 other states supported eugenics, the science of improving the human population through the control of hereditary qualities. [...]
According to the People's Pharmacy, a popular radio show on National Public Radio, there are less expensive alternatives to joint pain than prescribed medications. Joint pain can be challenging because all the prescribd drugs have side effects. Ibprofen, meloxicam and naproxen can be hard on the digestive tract. All these drugs, including Celebrex, also may [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Law Firm.The Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) has released their publication "Understanding Your Auto Insurance" as an online flip-book. This booklet explains the various components that make up auto insurance coverage, including liability coverage, personal injury protection (PIP) coverage and underinsured motorist, collision and [...]
Today's post was shared by Gelman on Workplace Injuries and comes from online.wsj.com Today's post is shared from the WSJ.com and highlights a growing trend that student-athletes are employees and will be subject to workers's compensation mandatory insurance coverage. With head concussion recognition on the rise as a long term medical issue in body contact [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Brody Ockander, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Getting reimbursed for mileage and travel expenses is often part of the medical process in a workers'’ compensation claim. However, it’s essential to keep detailed receipts and have a plan for submitting those expenses in a timely manner. The federal government has set [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.Please take a moment to ready this story out of Pennsylvania: Study: Many Will Die if Medicaid is Not Expanded. As part of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), an expansion of Medicaid was intended. Medicaid essentially is the joint federal-state program to provide [...]
Many defendants, particularly celebrities, often try to keep settlement agreements private and they seek confidentiality as part of the bargain. Dennis Rodman, former Chicago Bulls basketball player and current friend of the North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un, kicked a photographer in 1997 during a basketball game and the photographer sued for personal injuries. Eventually a [...]
Today's post was shared by Gelman on Workplace Injuries and comes from www.nytimes.com Workers' Compensation will soon be impacted by the full economic force and effect of The Affordable Care Act. The economics of the costs of the delivery of medical care will soon be the issue that determines whether workers' compensation continues as a [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Brianne Rohner, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Before workers'’ compensation was an option in Nebraska, injured workers' could only sue their employers under tort law for damages. While providing complete compensation – i.e., damages such as those for pain and suffering were available – it also required proof of negligence, [...]