Legal Issues
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Amending Plain Language Notices
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is accepting...
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Appeals Panel Finds that Inconsistent Impairment Rating Became Final
The appeals panel has reversed the decision and order of a benefit...
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Three Bills on a Fast Track to Becoming Law
On Monday, April 3, 2017, the House Committee on Business & Industry...
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Texas Supreme Court Will Decide Exclusive Remedy Dispute
The Texas Supreme Court agreed on March 31, 2017, to decide a...
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Indictment Issued Against Compounding Pharmacies
The North Dallas Gazette reports that an indictment returned by a federal...
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Texas Supreme Court Declines Three Comp Cases
The Texas Supreme Court disposed of three petitions requesting review of a...
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Precedents: Causation and the Texas Intoxication Defense
National workers’ comp blogger Thomas A. Robinson recently reported on a Virginia...
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The 2017 Texas Legislature: An Early Assessment of WC Bills
The Texas Legislature is one week away from the deadline for the...
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Appeals Panel Discusses Impairment Ratings for Chemical Burn Cases
The appeals panel has reversed the decision and order of a benefit...
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Plano Neurosurgeon Facing Life in Prison
A Plano, Texas, neurosurgeon has been sentenced to life in prison as...
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Illinois Legislature Debates Comp Entitlement for Pro Athletes
The Illinois Legislature is considering the question whether professional athletes should be...
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Update on Cases at the Texas Supreme Court
As we have reported earlier, three significant workers’ compensation cases are currently...
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