The recent Tapia en banc decision gives payers reason to cheer. Read it here

Writ filed on Tapia with appellate court has defense attorneys a little nervous. Read it here

Here is Judge Gettleman’s order dismissing NCCI’s lawsuit that accused AIG of shortchanging the National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Pool.

Premier Medical Management Systems agreed to drop its lien claims against a host of carriers and self-insured employers as part of a pending settlement. Click hear to see Workers' Compensation Appeals Board judge Mark Kahn’s order making $70 million in liens disappear.

American International Group revives its allegations that several key competitors conspired against it, while also shortchanging a national workers' comp reinsurance pool. Click here for the amended complaint.

The Court of Appeals finds that there are geographical limits to an employer’s liability for injuries sustained while seeking medical care for an industrial injury. 

The State Compensation Insurance Fund filed the following appeal in Almaraz v. WCAB with the Fifth District.

The attorney for Wanda Ogilvie, the applicant in Ogilvie v. WCAB, is also challenging the WCAB’s conclusions and filed this writ with the Third District.

The City and County of San Francisco is asking the Third District to review the WCAB’s en banc decision in Ogilvie II and filed this writ.

Milpitas Unified School District filed this writ with the Sixth District seeking court review of the WCAB’s en banc decision in Almaraz/Guzman II.

Employers Direct Insurance Company also joined in the push to get the Third District to overturn the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board’s Ogilvie decision by filing this amicus brief.

Director John Duncan filed this amicus brief asking the Third District to overturn the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board’s Ogilvie decision.

The California Workers' Compensation Institute was joined by the American Insurance Association and the California Chamber of Commerce in filing this amicus brief that asks the Third District to overturn the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board’s Ogilvie decision.

The Sixth District issued a controversial decision in Duncan v WCAB that could govern how cost of living adjustments are made to life pensions and benefits for injured workers with permanent total disability. Click here to see how the court says they should be applied.

New panel decision could possibly put the brakes on Ogilvie

An employer properly denied a back surgery request and doesn't have to pay for it even though it was performed. However, a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel now says that it has to pay for a surgery to fix the one that wasn't necessary in the first place. Click here to read its reasoning.

A fresh decision by the California Supreme Court has some worried that it will undermine arbitration proceedings in California and make them less efficient and more costly. Click here for the full opinion and dissent.

The Second District Court of Appeals issued a decision clarifying when attorneys and claims adjusters are stepping over the line in discussing a case with a qualified medical evaluator. Get the full decision to find out where the line is by clicking here.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., ) AIG CASUALTY COMPANY F/K/A, ) BIRMINGHAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ) OF PENNSYLVANIA, AIU INSURANCE ) COMPANY, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE ) COMPANY, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ) PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPA