Reopening A Workers’ Compensation Claim – New and Further Injury

By Christopher Naughton, Esq. | Published June 6, 2025 | Posted in Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injury | Comments Off on Reopening A Workers’ Compensation Claim – New and Further Injury

It’s been three years since you were injured in a work-related accident. The months and months of treatment, the endless deluge of utilization reviews and the pages and pages of doctors’ reports are beginning to fade from memory at last. After finally reaching that point of maximum medical improvement that seemed to never come, you Read More

Impacts of California Senate Bill 1107: The Protection California Drivers Act

By Grant Winter | Published May 13, 2025 | Posted in Personal Injury | Comments Off on Impacts of California Senate Bill 1107: The Protection California Drivers Act

California Senate Bill 1107, known as the Protect California Drivers Act, is an update to the state’s automobile insurance requirements, and modifies portions of the California Insurance Code. Signed into law in 2022 and effective as of January 1, 2025, this law increases the minimum automobile liability insurance drivers must have for the first time Read More

7 IMPORTANT ISSUES TO CONSIDER BEFORE FILING A PSYCHIATRIC INJURY CLAIM

By Douglas Green | Published April 24, 2025 | Posted in Discrimination, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injury | Tagged Tags: psychiatric claim, psychiatric injury, PTSD, work-related experiences | Comments Off on 7 IMPORTANT ISSUES TO CONSIDER BEFORE FILING A PSYCHIATRIC INJURY CLAIM

Claims for psychiatric injury are complicated claims. There are several issues to be aware of before you file this type of claim. As a Workers’ Compensation attorney that has represented first responders on hundreds of claims for psychiatric injury, here are some tips regarding what types of claims are compensable under current California law and Read More

SB 487 – A Proposed Amendment to California Labor Code Would Provide Major Benefits to Peace Officers and Firefighters Injured on Duty

By Jeremy Baird | Published March 31, 2025 | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on SB 487 – A Proposed Amendment to California Labor Code Would Provide Major Benefits to Peace Officers and Firefighters Injured on Duty

Introduction As a peace officer or firefighter, getting injured while on the job can be a difficult and stressful experience. Not only do you have to recover from the injury, but the financial burden of medical bills and lost wages can make things even harder. In many cases, workers who are injured on the job Read More

Compensation under the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF)

By Thomas Kurtz, Esq. | Published March 28, 2025 | Posted in Discrimination, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Compensation under the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF)

Created in 1945, the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund is a state supervised trust funded by surcharges imposed on employers in proportion to their payrolls (LC 62.5(f)(1)). The amount collected by the fund is paid to workers who have suffered serious injury and who are suffering from previous and serious permanent disabilities or physical impairments Read More

Liens and Subrogation in Personal Injury: What They Are and How They May Affect Your Personal Injury Case

By Alicia Chaudry, Esq. | Published March 3, 2025 | Posted in Personal Injury | Comments Off on Liens and Subrogation in Personal Injury: What They Are and How They May Affect Your Personal Injury Case

In California personal injury law, lien and subrogation are two legal concepts that are often involved when there are claims for compensation following an injury, especially when insurance company or third-party payments are involved. Ultimately, both a lien and subrogation may impact your recovery in your personal injury case. Although they are different concepts, they Read More

California Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.090

By Damon T. Appelblatt | Published February 26, 2025 | Posted in Civil Litigation | Comments Off on California Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.090

Building Your Litigation Arsenal: The Power of Preparedness Under California’s New Discovery Law Litigation in California is moving fast. As of January 1, 2024, a new rule—California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) section 2016.090—introduces mandatory early disclosure requirements in many civil lawsuits. This law aims to promote transparency and efficiency, but it also places new Read More

What is apportionment and why does it matter?

By Thomas Kurtz, Esq. | Published February 14, 2025 | Posted in Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injury | Comments Off on What is apportionment and why does it matter?

When a worker experiences a workplace injury, an employer is not automatically liable for the full amount of an employee’s permanent disability. To understand this, it is important to distinguish between injury and impairment. If an incident results in any disability, or any need for medical care at all, it meets the definition of an Read More

How to get treatment in the workers’ compensation

By Jonathan D. Char | Published January 30, 2025 | Posted in Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injury | Comments Off on How to get treatment in the workers’ compensation

This blogger greets you again, but with the topic on how to get treatment in the workers’ compensation. When your claim is accepted, the employer is responsible for treatment that is “medically necessary” which means “reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured employee of the effects of his or her injury”. When your claim Read More

Artificial Intelligence In the Legal Field

By Grant Winter | Published January 13, 2025 | Posted in Civil Litigation | Comments Off on Artificial Intelligence In the Legal Field

With the development of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technology, some lawyers have argued that there may be a coming transformation of the practice of law. Allegedly, AI computer programs appear to perform legal research, analyze contracts, review documents, and do many other lawyer tasks. There is even software that purports to manage cases, draft briefs, and Read More

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