HOSPITAL/INSURANCE: Supervisory control denied as to Judge Neill’s summary judgment that hospital breached [Read more…]
State healthcare plan, TPAs, made-whole, class
STATE HEALTHCARE PLAN: TPAs not subject to made-whole laws under subrogation statutes or 3rd-party beneficiary [Read more…]
Comp exclusivity, 3rd-party complaint
COMP EXCLUSIVITY: Supervisory control denied as to Watters’s refusal to dismiss 3rd-party complaint… order. [Read more…]
Out-of-state IME, motion to compel
Motion to compel IME in Portland denied… Shea.
Linda Perlinski alleges a lung condition from her job as a teacher. MSGIA [Read more…]
MMI, pain management/meds, TTD
Claimant who may have been at MMI in past no longer at MMI due to need for pain management and reduced pain meds… meds [Read more…]
Pain drug addiction evaluation
No evidence that new evaluation by doctor would yield different results from 2009 evaluation… placement in Washington for pain [Read more…]
Employee of mill v. subsidiary powerhouse
Petitioner was employee of mill even though he worked in subsidiary’s powerhouse, mill properly identified as employer [Read more…]
Settlement enforcement, death benefits reservation
No meeting of minds as to whether essential term of reservation of death benefits included in email settlement, motion to enforce settlement denied, motion for trial [Read more…]
Class certification, “made whole,” 3rd-party admins
CLASS CERTIFICATION: Appeal of Sherlock’s denial of certification on grounds that individual adjudication required as to whether settlement with MVA tortfeasor “made whole” [Read more…]
Contingent Schmill fee, SSD offset
Contingent fee to be based on net common fund benefit after SSD offset based on “predominant practice” in Claimant’s attorney’s office… Shea. [Read more…]