Tag: OWC
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Insurance & Casualty Litigation
Spotting and Successfully Defending Claims Against Malingerers
- May 4, 2016
- By Allen & Gooch
Patients who malinger, or exaggerate illness, can be a problem for health and claims management professionals. Malingering is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) as the intentional production of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms, motivated by external incentives such as avoiding work or military duty; […]
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Workers' Compensation
Medical Treatment Guidelines Apply to all medical treatment after July 13, 2011
- May 16, 2014
- By Allen & Gooch
On May 7, 2014, The Supreme Court of Louisiana issued a decision holding that La. R.S. 23:1203.1 (AKA “Medical Treatment Guidelines”) apply to all requests for medical treatment made after July 13, 2011(the effective date of the statute), regardless of the accident date. The Supreme Court reviewed the facts of Church Mut. Ins. Co. v. […]