Happy Friday dear readers! You know what this humblest of blogs needs? More posts on catastrophic injuries, that’s what! So, of course, I bring you the recent panel decision in the matter of Hernandez v. Valley Transit Authority, where applicant … Continue reading
Guess what, dear readers? I’m baaaaack! Thank you all for the kind e-mails and LinkedIn messages inquiring about my health and whether I would be returning. Rest assured, dear readers, the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Now, you … Continue reading
Happy Monday, dear readers! Your humble blogger, on a few occasions, has raised the question: what the heck is a catastrophic injury? After all, we really don’t know what sort of injury would prompt a compensable consequence psyche injury to … Continue reading
Happy Wednesday, dear readers! As you will recall, SB-863 saw an amendment to the psyche claim business – pursuant to section 4660.1, there is to be no increase in permanent disability due to a compensable consequence psyche claim unless the … Continue reading
Here were are again, dear readers. Some have come willingly; some don’t know how to make the “unsubscribe” button work on their e-mails (it’s just there for show, dear readers – you’re stuck with me for good!). Whichever way you … Continue reading
Welcome back, folks! As you may recall from the last post, my beloved cousin Ivan suffered a horribly debilitating injury when a fluttering piece of paper gave him a paper cut, causing a near-paralyzing fear of all paper products, and … Continue reading
Your humble blogger is a dedicated defense attorney – although, once in a while, an injured worker seeking representation might darken my doorstep or make my phone ring, these stray cases are usually referred to an applicant’s attorney here or … Continue reading
Happy Friday, my dear readers! Before we all check out for the weekend, I think it only fair to report to you that, at long last, we have new guidance on the meaning of the word “violent” when it comes … Continue reading
Happy Monday, dear readers! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is You” is blasting from every store and radio station, Amazon boxes are piling up on porches, and e-mail auto-replies … Continue reading
Your humble blogger has repeatedly expressed his frustration with the interpretation of Labor code section 4660.1(c)(1) and the “violent act” definition. Labor Code section 4660.1 provides in pertinent part that you don’t get an increase in permanent disability for compensable … Continue reading