Prosecutor Asks Judge To Review Alleged Privileged Documents Unredacted In Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah Case In DTLA. Sergeant Tim McCrillis Still On The Witness Stand. By Lonce Lamonte - August 19, 2018 Dayan Mathai, the lead prosecutor, told Judge Fidler on Tuesday morning, August 14th 2018, that he wants the court to do a review of all the documents in question as potentially attorney-client privileged.  He wants the court to review the unredacted versions, not the redacted copies constantly going up on the screen by the defense in the court room. Dayan Mathai:  I ask the court to do an in camera review.  The court has inherent authority to examine documents in camera for purposes of determining privilege.  Dayan expatiated longer than usual in addressing the court in asking if the documents are even relevant to the DA investigation in this case.  Did district attorney investigators review the documents and use them in their investigation?  Read More

Workers’ Comp Study Reveals Top Ways to Close Claims Performance Gap: Claims Journal  August 6, 2018 A five-year analysis of more than 1,700 claims executives benchmarking data by Rising Medical Solutions identifies the top three practices claims organizations should adopt to join their more successful peers, or risk falling further behind. Just 24 percent of claims organizations are high performers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study. A new white paper released by the study group – “How to Close the Claims Performance Gap: Top 3 Findings in 5 Years of the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study” – asks, what do the other 76 percent need to do to catch up?

High-performing comp claim managers showcase best practices: Business Insurance  August 1, 2018 MSU sues insurance companies involved in sex assault claims: WLNS.com 6  July 26, 2018 New opioid prescribing guidelines for workers compensation: ABC 27 News  July 17, 2018

Evidentiary Hearing In Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah Case To Continue On Tuesday, August 14th 2018. Defense Will Most Likely Continue To Grill Sergeant Tim McCrillis On The Witness Stand. By Lonce Lamonte - August 8, 2018 The Evidentiary Hearing for alleged attorney-client privilege violations by the prosecution as set for... Read More

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Revised July 1, 2018 Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the California Department of Industrial Relations - July 31, 2018 On June 26th, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS... Read More

Eleven More Medical Providers Suspended By California Division Of Workers’ Compensation For Fraud Or Loss Of License By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the California Department of Industrial Relations - July 27, 2018 DWC Administrative Director George Parisotto Read More

Growing Up In A Career Of Claims And Workers’ Compensation By Eddie Avilez - May 25, 2018 I’m anxious.  My palms are sweaty.  It took three tries but finally the Windsor knot is ready.  M... Read More

I, Harold David Anderson, Am Retiring From The Claims And Sales World, But Not From Work. I’m Moving On To Become A Full-Time Writer. By Harold Anderson - June 19, 2018 I’m affectionately known as HDA. Originally from Chicago, I studied at the University of Illinois in... Read More