Pregabalin, the generic for Lyrica, became available in July of 2019.

One of the under the radar unintended consequences of Workers’ Compensation claims is spoliation of evidence.

“Dem Bones” (also known as “Dry Bones”) is a biblical song, inspired by Ezekiel’s visits to the Valley of Dry Bones. In Ezekiel’s vision, the dry bones are connected into human figures, and the prophet is commanded to revitalize the figures.

Our office recently received several questions regarding the proposed Explanation of Benefits (“EOB”), as well as the current Department of Insurance Rules concerning electronic billing in Workers’ Compensation claims.

In Duncan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 U.S. Dis. LEXIS 106265, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found that a decedent’s Estate (“Plaintiff”) did not have standing to seek double damages against Liberty Mutual (“Liberty”), the decedent’s no-fault PIP carrier. 

Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance is a detailed, somewhat complicated, and often dynamic field. MSP law and regulations are constantly evolving and subject to some interpretation.

A Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) is a settlement tool used by parties to prevent a cost shift of future injury-related Medicare covered expenses to Medicare when the settlement terms close out liability for future medical.

Section 25.5 of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/25.5) governs workers’ compensation fraud in Illinois. 

It is well recognized in the disability and healthcare literature that the longer amount of time an injured employee stays off work, the lower the chances are for a successful recovery and return to work.

On December 7, 2018, the Appellate Court of Illinois issued a Decision in William Pisano v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (City of Chicago), 2018 IL App (1st) 172712WC, which sheds further light on awards for permanent partial disability in cases where multiple accidents and injuries are at issue, and a wage loss results as one of the cases.