Former State Senator, Ron Calderon, Was Released From Custody Yesterday. He Took Bribes From Former Pacific Hospital Owner, Michael D. Drobot. By Lonce Lamonte - January 19, 2019 Ron Calderon, the former California State Senator who took bribes from Michael D. Drobot, the former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, was released yesterday from a half-way house in Long Beach after serving exactly two years of his three-and-a-half-year prison sentence.  Ron Calderon had been bribed by Michael D. Drobot to work to secure legislation that would preserve the spinal hardware pass-through.  Drobot was exploiting the California Workers’ Compensation system for tens of millions of dollars during the late 1990s up until around 2013 by egregiously inflating spinal hardware and passing it through on the claim.  He pretended to procure the hardware from a third-party company that he secretly owned or in which he had a financial interest.  Read More

Court affirms denial of comp cover due to untimely injury notice: Business Insurance  January 11, 2019 A New York appellate court affirmed Thursday a decision denying benefits to a taxi driver for failing to provide timely notice of his injury.   In Sheikh v. White & Blue Group Corp., heard in the appellate division of the Supreme Court of New York, a taxi driver alleged that another driver assaulted him on July 5, 2014, while he was between fares, causing him to sustain injuries to his right shoulder and neck. He filed a C-3 claim form on July 29, 2014.

Federal appeals court orders Hartford to pay half of comp claim: Business Insurance  January 10, 2019 Former Insys CEO to plead guilty in opioid kickback case: Business Insurance   January 9, 2019 AmTrust revamps leadership in turnaround effort: Business Insurance  January 9, 2019

California's Division of Workers’ Compensation Medical Unit Accepting Applications for Qualified Medical Evaluator Examination on April 13th By Lonce Lamonte - January 17, 2019 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is now accepting applications for the Qualified Medi... Read More

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory By Lonce Lamonte and the DIR's DWCNewsline - January 16, 2019 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Pathology and Clinical... Read More

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Fee Schedule Adjustments for Hospital Outpatient Departments / Ambulatory Surgical Centers By Lonce Lamonte and the DIR's DWCNewsline - January 15, 2019 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted adjustments to the Hospital Outpatient Depart... 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

Sheri Lawrence Joins Sempra Energy As Employee Care Services Manager After 29 Years Of Workers' Compensation Claims Experience By Lonce Lamonte - August 21, 2018 Sheri Lawrence began on July 23rd 2018 as the Employee Care Services Manager at Sempra Energy, Southern Ca... Read More