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Third Appellate District Discusses Individual’s Fraud, Breach of Duty Suit against Medical Examiner

In Alexander A. de los Reyes v. Kevin F. Hanley, the Third Appellate District discussed an individual’s claim that a qualified medical examiner filed a false medical report in connection with the individual’s application for workers’ compensation benefits. Background. The plaintiff alleged that, acting as a “qualified medical examiner,” the defendant prepared a report that … Read More »

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News Digest 6/4/2008

CRM to Surrender License in Settlement Compensation Risk Managers LLC, also known as CRM, will surrender its license to run self-insured workers’ compensation trusts, the New York State Workers’ Compensation … Read More »

News Digest 1/16/2008

Employer Settles with Illegal Immigrant over Chainsaw Incident An illegal immigrant who accidentally slashed his face open with a chainsaw in 2006 wins a $30,000 settlement in a groundbreaking case … Read More »

News Digest 10/10/2007

Longshoreman Wins Huge Settlement for Crush Incident A Mount Pleasant, S.C., longshoreman who was nearly crushed to death when a toplifter dropped a container on his SUV, in a 2004 … Read More »

News Digest 11/1/2006

Yuba County Settles Deputy’s Hazing Suit A former Yuba County sheriff’s deputy will get a $430,000 settlement in a lawsuit against the county involving workers compensation, insurance, and civil liability … Read More »

News Digest 10/20/2006

Settlement to Pay Walnut Creek Pipeline Blast Victims Millions Some of the victims of the November 2004 Walnut Creek pipeline explosion will get $6 million total from a settlement with … Read More »

News Digest 10/10/2006

State Fund to Pay Settlement in Heat Death Two children of a 24-year-old Central Valley farmworker who died last year of heat exhaustion will receive $448 every two weeks until … Read More »