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 forth in a motion by the defense in the Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah case in downtown L.A. will continue with proceedings at 10 am on August 14th 2018, next Tuesday.  With a calendar that’s jammed in the court room of Los Angeles Superior Court judge Larry Fidler, of two Phil Spector trials fame from 2007 to 2009, the Evidentiary Hearing will finally happen again after a full month of recess.  The last day of its proceedings was on June 14th 2018. 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

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

Zachary Sacks Named 2018 Southern California Lawyer Of The Year By Best Lawyers® By Lonce Lamonte - July 25, 2018 Zachary H. Sacks, founding partner of the law firm Sacks & Zolonz, was honored this year by being chos... 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