by John P. Kamin (December 7, 2022)
As the 2023 calendar year comes to a close, we here at Bradford and Barthel wanted to bring you a recap of our Top Ten Blog Posts of the Year. This year’s nominees include many…
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by John P. Kamin (December 6, 2022)
The California Supreme Court is on track to have a rather significant ruling in 2023 on a question of whether a civil suit stemming from a “take home Covid” claim is barred by the derivative…
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by John P. Kamin (December 5, 2022)
The first and arguably easiest thing a defendant should do when evaluating any lien is determine whether it was timely filed within the statute of limitations. When lawmakers passed Senate Bill 863 in September 2012,…
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by John P. Kamin (November 11, 2022)
The fact that the Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended 178 medical providers during the first eight months of 2022 serves as a fresh reminder that when negotiating lien settlements, defendants should be checking to see…
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by John P. Kamin (November 10, 2022)
The transition of the modern-day lien conference into electronic hearings has transformed the lien conference from an all-day event with lots of wasted time into a more streamlined hearing that can be incredibly efficient for…
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by Brittany H. Rothe-Kushel (October 12, 2022)
A groundbreaking new law will require California employers with 100 or more employees to comply with new payroll reporting requirements that are intended to reveal whether employees are being treated differently because of their race,…
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by John P. Kamin (October 7, 2022)
Defendants will only have 75-days to respond to decisions on first responder presumption claims as of Jan. 1, 2023, thanks to a new bill signed into law that could be indicative of future reforms. Gov….
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by Michael P. Burns (October 6, 2022)
A truck driver may be injured while hauling a load from Cripple Creek, Colo. to Lake Charles, Louisiana, or while driving down Bourbon Street; but the road to benefits may lead to California if they…
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by Gary Sax (October 6, 2022)
A key component in the life of a workers’ compensation case, and the ability of the defense to develop critical discovery and glean a better understanding of the claimed injury, apportionment to other factors, as…
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by John P. Kamin (September 29, 2022)
The Law Offices of Bradford and Barthel LLP is expanding its role as the leading workers’ compensation defense firm in California and Nevada with the opening of a new location in Bakersfield, Calif. While the…
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