WorkCompAcademy News - January 29, 2010

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Cervantes SSSOP Procedure to Be Reviewed by Court of Appeal. CAAA Convention Draws Large Crowd. Too Many Rogue IRS Agents - Including Special Agent Suspected of Workers' Compensation Fraud. $20 Million in Restitution in Staffing Services Inc. Fraud Case. Workers' Compensation Patients Get Less Benefit from Back Surgery.Study Reveals Predictors Of Long-term Opioid Use For Back Pain. CWCI Scorecard Examines Agriculture Claims. Travelers Sees Record Profits. State Fund Attorney Attacked at Anaheim Appeals Board. Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner Trailing in Governor's Race.