WorkCompAcademy News - August 15, 2016

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employer's Failure to Provide DWC-1 Prevents Carriers' Laches Defense. Excess Carrier May Sue Primary Carrier for Failure to Settle Within Policy Limit. Sex Offender-Former Physician Caught Working at Valley Clinic. WCIRB Files Fourth Consecutive Premium Rate Decrease. CastlePoint Conservation and Liquidation Plan Hearing Set for September. Researchers Partially Reverse Paralysis. Three Popular Orthopedic Surgeries are Actually "Useless." Global Pressure Urges Drug Pricing Based on Outcomes. Wearable Technology May Be Employee Health "Game Changer." 9,000 Companies Left California in Last Seven Years.