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- I-575 Crash Kills One
- Motorcycle Crash Kills Jonesboro Man
- Crash May Have Been Caused by Accelerator Pedal Malfunction
- Grady Ambulance Stolen, Then Wrecked
- Two New Traffic Laws In Effect Today
Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home Negligence
- Recent Decision Tolls Statute for Fraudulent Conduct
- Recent Decision Tolls Statute for Fraudulent Conduct
- Healthcare Finance News Shows Medical Malpractice Payments Continue to Fall
- Joe Kirby: Those pushing med-mal tort reform as key to undoing ObamaCare are praying to wrong 'God'
- Why Caps on Damages Harm Victims
Workers' Compensation
- Injured Workers Suffer After Insurance Bankruptcy
- East Atlanta Liquor Store Clerk Killed
- How can an attorney help your Workers' Compensation case?
- Security Guard Killed In Atlanta
- Can workers’ comp claimants in Georgia change doctors?
Premises Liability and Negligent Security
- DeKalb Man Killed in Shootout at Apartment
- Atlanta Colleges among the most dangerous
- Rides at Metro Atlanta Carnivals Sometimes Dangerous
- "Hot Coffee" - The Movie
- Atlanta retailers gear up to prevent Black Friday injuries.
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- Jurors Banned From Tweeting
- The Real Story Behind the McDonald's Coffee Case
- Denture Cream May Cause Zinc Poisoning
- Fixodent and Poligrip May Cause Zinc Poisoning
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- Winder Four Year Old Injured in Wreck
- Honorable Jay M. Roth Appointed to State Court of Fulton County
News
- Multi-vehicle crash shuts down both lanes of I-75 in Cook County...
Posted on 11/21/2009 - New study shows the uninsured are more likely to die in ER...
Posted on 11/17/2009 - Morehouse-crash bus driver dies after car wreck...
Posted on 11/11/2009 - Clark Atlanta University sued in shooting death of Spelman student...
Posted on 11/8/2009 - DeKalb resident wins medical injury lawsuit...
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Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home Negligence
- Ten tips for finding good nursing home care
- When pharmacies make mistakes, lives are put at risk.
- Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: Is a cap on damages unconstitutional?
Workers' Compensation
- Hurt on the job in Georgia? Four steps that can help you get fair compensation.
- Georgia Workers' Compensation Statistics
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Workers' Compensation
NY Times Studies Workers' Comp Fraud
The New York Times spent 18 months researching the Workers' Compensation Board in New York. They uncovered a system frought with unnecessary delay and improper - even fraudulent - denials of legitimate claims. Although some officials complain of rampant fraud by workers, no data on potentially fraudulent claims has even been collected. The process in New York routinely results in workers waiting four or five months for the first hearing, often not receiving medical treatment or lost wages in the interim. Even doctors treating injured workers complain about the length of time their patients' cases take. Dr. Fayngersh of Brooklyn reported 41 bills from a single case remained unpaid by the workers' compensation carrier more than a year after treatment.
In Georgia Workers' Compensation cases, many insurers use the IME, or independent medical examination, to try to weed out fraudulent claims. However, it is sometimes a vehicle perpetrating faud on the insurer's part. The article exposes similar insurance company influence in New York over the workers' comp system as in Georgia. The Workers' Comp Board itself is the only institution that can prevent fraud in the system. Yet, the Fraud Unit of New York seems to focus on non-premium paying employers. This focus makes it a revenue tool, not a policing power. The system in Georgia and metro Atlanta seems to work similarly. Perhaps there may be more fraud in our system than officially recognized. Fortunately, the NY Times article also provides some helpful tips for claimant's attorneys engaged in the appeals process.
In Georgia Workers' Compensation cases, many insurers use the IME, or independent medical examination, to try to weed out fraudulent claims. However, it is sometimes a vehicle perpetrating faud on the insurer's part. The article exposes similar insurance company influence in New York over the workers' comp system as in Georgia. The Workers' Comp Board itself is the only institution that can prevent fraud in the system. Yet, the Fraud Unit of New York seems to focus on non-premium paying employers. This focus makes it a revenue tool, not a policing power. The system in Georgia and metro Atlanta seems to work similarly. Perhaps there may be more fraud in our system than officially recognized. Fortunately, the NY Times article also provides some helpful tips for claimant's attorneys engaged in the appeals process.
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