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University of Connecticut, City College of San Francisco, University of Central Florida, University of Virginia, University of Northern Iowa, Southern New Hampshire University; aside from being institutions of higher education, what do these schools have in common? Answer: They each suffered a data breach in 2016. It's not hard to see why colleges...
In Duffey , the Commonwealth Court was presented with the claimant's appeal from the WCAB decision reversing a WCJ's decision that the IRE submitted by the employer was invalid because it did not...
In the case of IA Construction Corporation v. WCAB (Rhodes) , 2016 Pa. LEXIS 1070, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a workers' compensation judge has the authority to reject the...
Claims adjusters in virtually all jurisdictions are bound by a code of ethics. Many adjusters are licensed and practice in multiple states and therefore have multiple codes that they must follow....
Indeed, the most frequent attack made upon physicians who perform independent medical examinations for defendants is an attack on the doctor's financial profile, i.e., how much money does the...
Generally speaking, employers do not have to pay unemployment, disability, or social security taxes or workers' compensation premiums for independent contractors. Under New Jersey law, employers...
The Supreme Court decided EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc . one year ago on June 1, 2015. At the time it was unclear what effect it might have on employers. The facts of the case are...
In Peter Schatzberg, DC and Philadelphia Pain Management v. WCAB (Bemis Company, Inc.) , the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently denied a Penalty Petition filed by a medical provider alleging...
In Amarin Pharmaceutical vs. FDA, a preliminary injunction granted by the Southern District of New York prohibited the FDA from taking action against Amarin over truthful, non-misleading "off...
On April 14, 2016, the Honorable Robert A. Mazzoni of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas granted a Motion for Reconsideration, reversing an earlier decision permitting Cooper...
In Geological Assessment & Leasing v. O'Hara , 780 S.E.2d 647 (W.Va., 2015), the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia considered three consolidated appeals, each arising out of a circuit...
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), which is the first federal law in more than ten years to provide long-term funding...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a release on January 26, 2016, of draft guidance on postmarket management of cybersecurity in medical devices 1 . The FDA has made recommendations to...
Anyone familiar with New Jersey's premises liability law is also familiar with the mode-of-operation liability principles applied to cases where a dangerous condition of the property has been...
In the case of Robert Dietz (deceased) by Judith Dietz v. WCAB (Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority ), No. 2051 C.D. 2014, 2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 532, the Commonwealth Court addressed the...
On November 23, 2015, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that an employee’s notice to his employer, stating that he was experiencing back pain as a result of cumulative trauma, served as...
The New Jersey Automobile Insurance Freedom of Choice and Cost Containment Act of 1984, L. 1983, c. 362, provides for a statutory right of recovery of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits...
The Department of Health routinely inspects healthcare facilities to determine compliance with state and federal regulations, sometimes in response to complaints from an aggrieved family member....
In the case of the School District of Philadelphia v. WCAB (Hilton ), 117 A.3d 232 (2015), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court looked at the defendant’s obligation to provide the claimant with a Notice...
The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently revisited the oft-argued and fact-sensitive arena of “course and scope” when it reversed the NJ WC Division’s decision in the matter...
In Schoenberg vs. State Farm , CCP Lackawanna County, No. 2012-CV-5005, the Honorable Carmen D. Minora denied the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of the amount of UM/UIM...
