A deposition is a witness’s sworn testimony taken out of court. It is used to gather information as part of the discovery process. While an insurance lawyer can ask many questions at a deposition that would not be...
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R. Ferrell Newman Reappointed as Commissioner of Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission
April 7, 2016
Earlier this year, R. Ferrell Newman was reappointed as Commissioner of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC). As an insurance defense lawyer, Doug Landau had tried many workplace injury cases against...
Does Being Illiterate Constitute Willful Violation of a Safety Rule in Workers’ Comp Cases?
October 7, 2015
Can a worker whose fingers or toes are amputated because he or she could not read a machine’s instructions get workers’ compensation benefits? In workers’ comp cases, employers or their insurance company can win on...
Increased Spending on Workers’ Comp Due to Increased Employment, Not Higher Benefits for Injured Workers
June 14, 2015
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), which studies workers’ compensation and other benefits systems, last August reported that in 2012: workers’ compensation benefits rose by 1.3 percent to $61.9 billion...
Insurance Lobby Tries to Cut Doctors out of Workers’ Comp Prescription Medication Loop
April 11, 2015
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is an insurance company-funded organization which, for years, has been reporting that doctors in the Maryland workers’ comp system were dispensing 40% of all...