Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah Case In Downtown L.A. Continued To November 26th 2018. Judge Wants To Personally Review New Discovery. By Lonce Lamonte - November 17, 2018 Proceedings took place for the Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah case in downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning, November 5th 2018.  This case of prodigious workers’ compensation fraud, which began to be prosecuted in September of 2015, is still in the midst of an Evidentiary Hearing in the court room of Judge Larry Fidler, on the ninth floor of Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Temple Street. Defense attorney, Benjamin Gluck and his Bird-Marella law firm team, who represent defendant Paul Turley, a chiropractor, and also lead the collective defense, have been grilling witnesses since April 4th 2018 over Gluck’s allegation that the prosecution committed egregious attorney-client privilege violations when reviewing evidence. This morning, Gluck was not happy.  The prosecution had just filed a motion to continue and Judge Fidler was ready to confer with the prosecution and the defense in his chambers. 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 DIR’s Division of Workers’ Compensation Moves Eureka Office to New Location By Lonce Lamonte and California DIR's Newsline - November 15, 2018 California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today announced its Read More

Judge King Demands Supplemental Briefings In Sim Hoffman, M.D. Work Comp Fraud Case In Orange County. He Asks Of The Prosecution, 'What are the false claims?' By Lonce Lamonte - November 4, 2018 The judge still did not rule on the defense's 995 motion to dismiss on Friday. He walked out of his ch... Read More

Four Chiropractors and Another Capper Charged By Orange County District Attorney As Phase II Of Multi-Million Dollar Workers’ Compensation Illegal Patient Referral Scam By Lonce Lamonte - November 1, 2018 Four chiropractors and another capper were charged on October 30th 2018 by the Orange Count... 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