WorkCompAcademy News - July 20, 2026

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Seeks Sanctions For Use of Legal Treatise Publisher's AI. 9th Circuit Reviews ADA Atty Fees in High Frequency Litigant Case. QME to Assign Percent Causation of Good Faith Personnel Action Event. Remaining Defendants Settle Health Coverage Fraud Case. San Jose Road Rage Driver Sentenced for Insurance Fraud. WCIRB Reports Carriers Slipped Into Underwriting Loss in 2025. California First State to Launch AI-Unemployment Tracker (CAIT). Grand Jury Says Ventura County Has Best in Class Claims Program.