Why Does New York Love Fraud Perpetrators? By Barry Zalma, Esq. - September 3, 2010 My colleague, Larry Rojak, in New York recently, blogged that two years ago, the Court of Appeals held in Fair Price Medical v. Travelers Insurance Corp. that a medical provider which submits fraudulent billing to a no-fault insurer is entitled to be paid, even for services it never actually provided, unless the no-fault insurer discovers the fraud within 30 days of submission of the bill and issues a denial based on that fraud.  In the case reported here, that principle – that no-fault fraud is basically legal in New York – is once again applied.  This case stands for the principle that the no-fault insurer cannot even amend its Answer to include a counterclaim for unjust enrichment because it did not assert the fraud defense in its denials. You can read his entire post at: http://www.newyorknofaultadvisor.com/blog.php?id=63&showEntry=1 Read More

A Matter of Munir: Is Munir Uwaydah, M.D., The Money Behind Kelly Soo Park’s Forthcoming Bail? By Lonce LaMon - September 1, 2010 Prosecutor Alan Jackson was agitated and angry in the court room yesterday morning on the 9th floor of th... Read More

Fraudulent Slips-And-Falls Up 57% In Past Two-And-A-Half Years By Lonce LaMon - August 30, 2010 According to Claims Magazine – www.claimsmag.com-- in their August... Read More

The Good News And The Bad News For Workers' Compensation Insurance Today. Recession Cited As The 'Largest Impact On Workers' Compensation Exposure In 60 Years'. By Lonce LaMon - August 29, 2010 Well, first the bad news. Some pundits are saying it will take several more y... Read More

Increase in Use of Electronics Creating “Intexticated” Workers By Teresa Long - July 27, 2010 The proliferation of personal technology, predominantly cell phones, Blackberrys and iPods, now infiltrates... Read More

SB 899 (Poochigian) Summary By California Workers' Compensation Institute - June 30, 2004 Read More