Case File Kentucky's claims against pharmacy benefit managers were sufficiently connected to the PBMs' federally directed activities and involved colorable federal defenses. As a result, the PBMs properly removed the action to federal court under […]

Remember when Blockbuster was the latest and greatest thing?  The blue-and-yellow sign. Friday night. Walking the New Releases wall with your family, negotiating over what to rent. If you wanted to watch a movie at […]

A claim is not a collection of independent tasks. It evolves as medical reports, treatment updates, provider conversations, and claim notes change what matters next—sometimes in ways that aren't obvious when you view each detail […]

Key Cases Under Florida law, Section 440.185(1) provides: An employee who suffers an injury arising out of and in the course of employment shall advise his or her employer of the injury within 30 days […]

What Do You Think? Can a carrier that blows by a statutory deadline face a bad faith claim even if the worker ultimately isn’t entitled to benefits? An Arizona case addressed whether a carrier’s handling […]

What Do You Think? Can the cumulative stress of long hours and frequent work travel turn a worker’s fatal cardiac event into a compensable workers’ compensation claim? What if the worker already had significant heart […]

What Went Right? Supervisors occupy a unique position in workers’ compensation because they sit closest to the employee’s day-to-day work experience. They understand the job, the team, the operational demands, and the employee’s normal routine […]

The Trained A-Eye If you have any connection with workers' compensation, you know that AI is a fact of life, and the question has long moved from the "if" of implementation to the "when." But […]