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Settlements

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Plan I

Kellie Greco, ankle, 12/15, Madison Co., MACo accepted liability, paid benefits, indemnity settled in 4/18 for $23,000, disputes have arisen as to entitlement to ongoing medical, MACo contends that Petitioner was placed at MMI so no further treatment is causally related to the work injury, the parties also dispute whether she will be entitled to medical benefits past the 60-month closure date of 9/20 per §704(1)(f)(1), $75,000 new money for all claims, stipulated judgment; Thomas Murphy for Greco, Dean Blackaby for MACoWCT [Read more…]

PSC, garbage collection ex parte communications

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PSC: Writ of prohibition properly issued barring PSC from propounding discovery requests in garbage collection case following ex parte communications between staff attorney and counsel for opponents, but writ of mandate improperly issued removing entire PSC from case and ordering independent hearing examiner… Reynolds affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]