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“When the walls come tumblin’ down” – The Case of Applied Materials and the Effect of Treater Misconduct

October 30, 2021

The Applied Materials case is a history of worker’s compensation theory and application since 1983 starting with Le Beof, then Western Growers and going through Hikida and resting with Fitzpatrick. The bottom line is that the system failed this injured worker by having an unprofessional physician handle the treatment for this applicant; the rest is left for history.

“And be a simple kind of man . . .” Seizure Cases in the Modern World

September 21, 2021

. . . an on-the-job injury, although caused by an idiopathic seizure of the employee, will be found to arise out of and in the course of employment and that the employment need not pose a unique danger to the worker in order for that injury to be compensable.

“And she’ll have fun, fun, fun till her daddy takes the T-bird away”

September 2, 2021

Perhaps all of us can take a step back from the crazy volume of paper, phone calls and email that we
receive each day and appreciate that we truly are part of a larger picture and that performing our roles
competently and accountably can positively touch individual lives as well as our shared society as a
whole.

Remember To Let the Good Times Roll – We Do Win Them Once in a While

June 18, 2021

An untimely UR decision does not require automatic authorization of the requested treatment.

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Remember To Let the Good Times Roll – We Do Win Them Once in a While

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