Expert Analysis

Over the last several years, we have been providing updates regarding False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, filed both in Federal and NJ court, against Progressive Insurance Company, wherein a whistleblower, a private citizen, asserted that […]

On June 18, 2019, the Florida First District Court rendered Abreu v. Riverland Elementary, ___ So. 3d ____; No. 1D17-2755 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). The injured worker there took issue with the application of the Expert […]

For one-out-of-eight work injuries, doctors consider surgery as an option. One-third of lost time compensable claims involve one. I suggest we try to understand surgeries by looking at risks in perhaps a new way. The […]

What is good about workers’ compensation? There are some who might decry that question, and respond with a firm and unequivocal “nothing.” But they are wrong. There is so much going on in this community […]

Earlier this year, we blogged about CMS updating its WCMSA Reference Guide. Specifically, we pointed out that CMS for the first time included explicit examples in which the settlements would not meet CMS’ Review Threshold […]

Several of our clients have been experiencing an increase in conditional payment letters from Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. Historically, Part D plans have been less active in recovery of conditional payments than traditional […]

It will likely take at least 10 years until a digital currency such as bitcoin is adopted by the workers’ compensation industry in a serious way. I believe it will happen. Complexity, hype and speculation […]

In 1890, Senator John Sherman of Ohio sponsored legislation titled the “Sherman Act.” The two-page bill was a sweeping antitrust effort to break up monopolies and promote fair and robust competition among the various players […]