Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Chicago Bears Players Lose Bid To Litigate Claims in California. Claimant With Insidious Progressive Disease Awarded TD Beyond Five Year Time Limit. WCAB Affirms Inadmissibility of Non MPN Physician Reports. WCAB En Banc Decision Clarifies QME Panel Request Time Limits. LAPD Detective Pleads No Contest in WC Fraud Case. More Than 10 Million Patient Records Compromised in Last Two Years. Employers Explore Strategies for Opioid Abuse in Workers Comp. WCAB Seeks Suspension of Hearing Representative's Right to Practice. Employers Holdings Ends Efforts to Purchase Guard Insurance. Passing of Former Presiding WCJ Larry Greenblatt.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Doctors Rarely Face Consequences for Drug Kickbacks. Highland Man Arrested for Comp Fraud. Claimant Arrested for Working at DMV While Disabled. Cities and Counties Agonize Over Work Comp Costs. WCIRB Reports 3% Premium Increase In 2011. U.C. Davis Study: Comp Premiums Tied to Investment Returns. CompWest Founder Steps Down. Daniel R. Brown Esq. Appointed Manager of FSK Camarillo Office.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. San Francisco Files Supreme Court Petition in Ogilvie Case. Maxim Healthcare to Pay $130 Million to Settle Fraud Probe. Prosecutors Get Tough on Pain Med Prescribers. Undercover Operation Nets 9 Contractors Without Comp Insurance. Hospital Worker Injury Presumption Bill Fails in Senate. New ICD-10 Codes Define Thousands of Injuries. Feds Limit Public Access to Med Malpractice Database. NCCI Report Ranks California High in Physician Dispensing Prescription Drugs. CWCI Says WC Medical Payments Exceed Pre-Reform Levels. Risk Managers Displaying More Proactive Traits.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Order for Psychological Treatment Does Not Require Finding of Injury to Psyche. Task Force Shuts Down Los Angeles Prescription Mills. Robbery Perpetrator Stress Claim Ends in Fraud Conviction. Convicted Lien Claimant Wins Time Off His 12 Year Sentence. Controversial Babysitter Bill Frozen in Committee. Insurance Policy Transparency Bill Awaits Governor's Signature. Scientists Find Gene That Controls Chronic Pain. City of La Puente Faces Loss of Comp Insurance.

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.