Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. SCIF Does Not Owe Policy Holders Interest on Premium Deposits. Court of Appeal Rules on Boy Scout Ranger Earnings. Legacy COLA Cases Start to Unravel. Another Unlicensed Contractor With No Comp Insurance Pleads Guilty. Roseville Gym Owner Sentenced for Workers Comp Fraud. Health Care Fraud Prosecutions Up 85%. Federal Work Comp Fund to Run Out of Cash. Comp Insurers See Higher Rates and Lower Losses. Critics Like "Work Comp" Pilot TV Show. Farmers Insurance Celebrates Grand Opening.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Rules on Subrogation Case. Petition for Rehearing Filed in Duncan COLA Case. Almaraz/Guzman Appellate Process Ends. L.A. Attorney Sentenced for Insurance Fraud. Chino Couple Charged With Insurance Fraud. Broadspire to Administer Claims for Hip Replacement Recall. Bill Increases TTD Costs by $210 Million. Workers' Comp Rates Will Likely Stay Flat for 2012. CWCI Study Says TD Benefits Continue to Climb. Liberty Mutual Develops Predictive Model for Claims.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Study: Doctors Face Constant Risk of Lawsuits. Black Market Drugs Increasing at Alarming Rate In California. Jury Convicts L.A. Physician of Sexually Assaulting Female Patients. Diagnostic Tests May Not Improve Diagnostic Accuracy. Reinsurer Transatlantic in Bidding War with Berkshire Hathaway. DWC Proposes Disability Accommodation Regulations. Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers Fee Schedule Changes Posted. DWC Schedules JET File Transmission Code Testing. Employers Cry Foul Over Bills to Avoid Back Injuries.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Rules on Controversial COLA Case. Fake Social Security Card Bars Injured Worker Discrimination Claim. Experts Say Impact of Ogilvie May be Neutral. DWC Proposes New Lien Rules. Richard L. Newman Appointed DWC Acting Chief Judge. Orange County Doctor Convicted in $154 Million Scam. L.A. DME Supplier Convicted in $14 Million Fraud Scheme. Republic Appoints Allen Goodwin as Senior VP. Fitch Rates $611 Million CIGA Bonds at AA.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Annuls Ogilvie Award. Insurance Code Trumps Federal Arbitration Act. L.A. Physician Pleads Guilty to Selling Painkillers. County To Use Comp Insurance to Weed Out Underground Economy. Medicare Launches "Predictive Modeling" Anti-Fraud Tool Nationwide. Experts Claim Integrity Testing Cuts Comp Costs. Rosa Moran Sworn In as New DWC Director. Entertainment Industry Payroll Company Law Extended. ObamaCare Double-Edged Sword for Comp. PacificComp Appoints New Loss Control Manager.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Personnel Action Must be "Lawful" for Psyche Defense. QME Khristine Eroshevich M.D Charged With Misconduct by Medical Board. IRS Launches Investigation of Bell Comp Settlements. Corona del Mar Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months for Medicare Fraud. Small Business Lacks Understanding of SIG Risks. WCIRB Proceeds with Enhanced Rate Filing System. Treatment Guidelines Not Followed in Pain Medication Cases. Workers Compensation Issue Unresolved by NFL Agreement.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Grants Reconsideration of Their En Banc Valdez Decision. DME Company Owners Convicted for $20 Million Fraud Scheme. LabCorp to Pay $49.5M to Settle Fraud Suit. WCJ Rosa Moran Appointed DWC Administrative Director. California Seeks Medicare Secondary Payer Law Reforms. New E-Billing Regulations Seminar Set for August. Medical Errors Down at U.S. Veterans' Hospitals.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employer Must Find a Physician Who Will Treat the Injured Worker. Three Doctors Convicted of Fraud. Pharmacy Owner Charged With Fraud. Veteran LAPD Officer Indicted in Prescription Drug Case. Doctors Take Aim at State Fund Contract. New Law Limits State Fund Directors and Officers. House Committee. Approves Federal Workers' Compensation Reforms. Majestic Insurance Rehabilitation Plan Now Finalized. Workers' Comp Rates Lead Market. California Seeks Turnaround of Employer Hostile Business Climate Perceptions.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court to Hear Work Comp Loss of Consortium Case. Controversial Cases Nearing Conclusion. LAPD Officer Pleads No Contest in Fraud Case. Navy Employee Sentenced in $300K Fraud Case. Salinas Man Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. $32 Million in Grants to Local Law Enforcement Announced. Surge of NFL Claims Under California Legislative Scrutiny. Upsurge in L. A. County Claims Triggers Probe.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Medicare Rules Keep Comp Cases Open. Bay Area Business Owner to Serve Four Years for Fraud. Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases to 55.5 Cents Per Mile. Public Hearing Set for Proposed New QME Regulations. CHSWC Report Discusses EAMS Shortcomings. DWC Launches the JET File Option. Governor Brown Surprises Democrats With Veto of Union Sponsored Bill. Government Study on Chronic Pain Treatment Released.