Natalie Lund and Elizabeth Cox of Minnesota's Cousineau, Waldhauser, and Kieselbach Attend NWCDN Conference

• 12/05/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

Natalie Lund and Elizabeth Cox recently attended the national workers’ comp and disability conference and expo in Las Vegas. This is the largest industry conference and trade show in the nation. While in Las ...
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Andrew Carballo & Steven Halloran join Minnesota's Cousineau, Waldhauser, and Kieselbach

• 12/05/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

 We are pleased to announce that Andrew Carballo and Steven Halloran have joined the firm as associates. Carballo and Halloran will be practicing in the area of Workers’ Compensation defense. Both were ...
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Whitney Teel of Minnesota's Cousineau, Waldhauser, & Kieselbach Authors Chapter in Book

• 12/05/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

Whitney Teel authored a chapter in “Workers’ Compensation Emerging Issues” 2019 Edition (WCEIA). Whitney analyzed the 2019 trends in Minnesota Workers’ Compensation.WCEIA is for sale at ...
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In Alabama, Attorney Evaluation Still Privileged Even if Reasonableness of Third Party Settlement is at Issue

• 12/05/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

  On November 27, 2019 the Alabama Supreme Court released its opinion in Ex parte Dow Corning Alabama, Inc., et al.  In this case an employee was injured while working for Alabama Electric Company, ...
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Take a Closer Look at Safety Glasses

• 12/05/19
• Randy Klatt

Safety glasses are beautiful things.  Functional, comfortable, light, cheap, and they can save your eyesight. Hard to beat the return-on-investment represented in a pair of safety glasses that cost only ...
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Safe And Sound for the Holiday

• 12/05/19
• The Way

LEAD STORY December is fully upon us. From gift buying, to hanging décor, to sneaking treats in the breakroom, to enjoying office parties, we wish all of you the safest ...
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Who Are Those Guys?

• 12/05/19
• Joe Paduda

That’s the question many have asked when told a handful of California physicians file most of the UR and IMR requests. Who are the 122 docs who file 44% of IMR disputes?  The ten ...
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The A B Cs of Workplace Safety

• 12/05/19
• Michael Stack

There are many ways interested stakeholders can reduce workers’ compensation costs in their programs.  Running a more effective program and reducing costs starts with a safe work environment that ...
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Your Doctor Shouldn't Tell You What Lawyer To Hire

• 12/04/19
• Mike Helfand

A nice, somewhat naive, Illinois woman called me recently.  She had hurt her back at her job and had quite the serious injury. What she told me was that she had a lawyer and he never called her back and ...
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