Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. NFL Concussion Lawsuits Now Involve 2000 Players. Failure to File DOR Does Not Invalidate Notice of Appeal. Filing S and W Application Tolls Statute of Limitations. Employer's DBA Does Not Limit Exclusive Remedy. L.A. Physician Assistant Faces 72 Years In Prison After Two Week Trial. Business Owner and Insurance Broker Arrested for Premium Fraud. Spinal Implant Loophole Costs $67M. AIG Settles Comp Dispute with 50 States for $146.5M. DWC Director Rosa Moran Visits Claim Department. Floyd, Skeren and Kelly, LLP Announce New Office.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reverses Valdez Case. QME Immune From Suit for Alleged Malicious and False Report. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies Ogilvie III Standards. Jury Awards $520K For Post Injury Discrimination. Study Says Interpreters Shorten Hospital Stay. Dave Jones Recommends 8.26% Rate Hike. WCRI Reports on Escalating Medical Costs. DWC Invites Online Stakeholder Input on Copy Services. Last Day for CCWC Conference Early Bird Registration. Labor Enforcement Task Force Creates Hotline.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Sides With NFL Over Jurisdiction Clause. Injured City of L.A. Helicopter Pilot Loses FEHA Claim. Allstate Continues Assault Against Fraud. Investigators Concerned About Counterfeit Prescriptions. Cal/OSHA Cites L.A. Recycling Company. WCRI Reports on Escalating Medical Costs. CWCI Study Shows Huge Spike in Drug Testing Expenses. California Restaurant SIG Seeks $42 Million From Members. Labor Enforcement Task Force Creates Hotline. Steven V. Festa Named CIGA Chairman.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Dispute Between Comp Carrier and Insured Not Subject to Arbitration. Pebble Beach Couple Plead Guilty. Level 1 Trauma Centers Reduce Risk of Death and Disability. Comp Physicians Say Fees Declining Nationwide. Study Finds Questionable Billing Practices in 4 Percent of American Pharmacies. DWC Appoints New Medical Director. Paint Company Fined $158K for Closed Space Fatality. DWC Changes Performance Audit Standards for 2011 Audits. Study Says Inspection Improve Workplace Safety Without High Cost. DWC Proposes Administrative Penalties for WCIS Violations.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Panel Decision Approves Late Correction of MPN Notices. San Jose Business Owners Arrested. CHP Officer Loses Appeal of Fraud Conviction. Beverly Hills Dentist Arrested for Insurance Fraud. U.S. Senate Probes Painkiller Makers. American Psychiatric Association Schedules Final Public Comments for DSM-5. NCCI Says Combined Ratios Unsustainably High. Industry Organizations Push Comp Ebilling. DWC Launches New Website for Injured Workers. CompWest Selects Valen Technologies for Predictive Modeling.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Limits WCJ Pre-Trial Authority to Develop Medical Record. Panel Decision Limits WCAB Jurisdiction in NFL Case. Former NFL Linebacker Sues Attorney for Botching Comp Case. Tulare Woman Faces Five Year Jail Sentence. Feds File Charges Against 107 Medical Providers. Family Members Charged with Comp Fraud. Amusement Park Owner Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. GAO Report Says Federal Comp Wastes Millions. DIR Opens Small Business Portal. Senate Rules Committee Confirms DIR and DWC Directors.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Affirms Finding of Stroke Injury. WCAB Panel Decision Strikes Down Almaraz Rating. Lien Hearing Rep Loses Another Round at WCAB. Spinal Implant Provider Faces Fraud Charges. More Roofing Contractors Arrested For Fraud. Painting Company Owner Arrested. SMART Bill May Solve Medicare Reimbursement Problems. Healthcare Self Insurance Program Struggles to Attract Old Members. Study Says Future Workers' Compensation Profitability is a A Bumpy Road. SCIF Cancels Layoff Plans.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Hearing in ServiceMaster Fraud Case Begins. Apple Valley Man Faces Fraud and Perjury Charges. DWC Posts Updated Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule. Spine Injection Little Help for Low Back Pain. Drug Trend Report Says Waste Adds $2.1 Billion to Pharmacy Costs. Study Finds High Rates of Off Label Prescribing. Hospitals See Decline in Care-Related Infections. SCIF Report Shows $1 Billion in Premiums and Declares $50 Million Dividend. WCIRB Says Comp Premiums Up $1 Billion.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says "Invited Error" Waives Irregularities in PQME Process. L.A. Firefighter Arrested for Fraud. CHP Officer Faces Fraud Charges. CAL/OSHA Issues $168.015 Citation For Deaths at Recycling Facility. CWCI Scorecard Looks at Spinal Disorder Claims James Little Re-Elected Chair of WCIRB. WCIRB Rate Filing Requests 4.1% Premium Increase. Federal Work Comp Claim Department Out of Control. Dr. Douglas Benner Appointed EK Health Services Chief Medical Officer.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Order for Back Pay Reversed for Injured Psychology Professor. L.A. NFL Dementia Civil Cases Transferred to Pennsylvania. School District Security Guard Arrested for Fraud. Several WCJ Ethics Violations Found By Advisory Committee. CAAA Argues for Increased Permanent Disability Benefits. "Health Care Hustle" Documentary to Air on CNBC. Pharmacies Dispense 69 Tons of Oxycodone. WCIRB Recommends Premium Rate Increases. CNA Considers Workers Comp a "Problem Line". DIR Adds Afternoon Forum Session in Oakland.