WorkCompAcademy News - January 8, 2010

Darlene Ball, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CIGA Prevails Against AIG for $517 Million in Reinsurance Claims. Court of Appeal Rejects Serious and Willful Claim of Untrained Worker. Schwarzenegger's Furlough Days for Thousands of State Workers Ruled Illegal. Gang Member Pitchess Motion Cannot Discover Allegations of Police Officer False Workers Comp Claims. Lien Claims Filings Explode (Again). New NCCI Research Brief on Narcotics in Workers Compensation.Nose Treatment Cuts Hospital-Acquired Infections. DWC Publishes Guideline Clarifying Spinal Surgery Process.Fraud: Have We Really Seen it All? Long Beach Presiding Workers' Compensation Judge Retires. Employer's Fraud Task Force Conference and Awards Ceremony Next Monday January 11.