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According to the Insurance Research Council, as many as one quarter (25 percent) of all drivers on California roads have no insurance at all. Many more have only the minimum $15,000 liability policy, which is completely inadequate to address even a mild car crash with a minimum of injuries. This means that many people who have suffered serious injuries in a car crash may be facing a fight not only with someone else's insurance, but with their ... Read More

Insurance companies use Utilization Review (UR) to deny and delay needed medical care. The care is usually recommended by the company's own chosen doctor. Without consequences or effective penalties, insurance is out of control. It has real impacts on injured workers. Donovan Dixon's story follows About Me:  My name is Donovan Dixon. I'm 41 years old, and I live in Bakersfield. My Job and What Happened: I worked for Pan Pacific Petr... Read More

Workers' compensation claims in California are again on the rise. With construction in the state increasing along with overall job numbers, more workers are becoming injured on the job. And according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute, work injury claim payouts will increase in 2016. In 2015, the maximum workers' comp benefits a worker can receive are $1,103 per week. In 2016, CWCI expects that to increase to $1,128 per week f... Read More

The workers' compensation system is designed to provide injured employees with benefits in return for employees relinquishing their right to sue their employer for what occurred, states the American Bar Association. While many employees in California recognize that after they are hurt on the job they should seek emergency medical care and tell their employer what happened, many are unsure of what happens next. FILL OUT A DWC 1 Once the acc... Read More

The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported in 2015 that the state had higher premium rates than any other state in the country. Additionally, the state is near the top of the list when it comes to the average cost of medical benefits on every claim. Unfortunately, that could be part of the reason companies or insurance providers are motivated to deny someone's claim. There are a number of other reasons that som... Read More

A Bentley & More LLP client, "Mr. X" suffered a heart attack in April 2016 while at work nearly taking his life.  It also left him with an anoxic brain injury rendering him unable to recall his age or location. For the past year, our client has been at a care facility in Pomona called Casa Colina.  Since the injury occurred on the job, he is receiving treatment in the California Workers' Compensation system. The Thursday before Chr... Read More

Clip from Article on New Jersey 101.5 by reporter David Matthau Greg Burdash, a married father of two living in the Camden County borough of Berlin, said he gave vaping a chance in order to quit smoking cigarettes and save his health. But on Sept. 29, during a break at work, the e-cig battery he had in his pocket exploded. Burdash was rushed to the hospital suffering from debilitating third-degree burns over 20 percent of his body. ... Read More