WorkCompAcademy News - May 9, 2016

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Injured Worker Cannot Assign Structured Settlement for Cash. Court of Appeal Affirms Dismissal of City of LA Employee Hazing Lawsuit. RICO Claims in Comp Cases Struggle in California. Claimant Faces Fraud Charges for not Disclosing Prior History. Surveillance at Gym Leads to Another Claimant Arrest. School District Custodian Arrested for Comp Fraud. Valencia Physician Pleads Guilty to $2.4 Million Fraud and is Still Licensed to Practice. Orange County Gardner Jailed for Working While on Temporary Disability. New CWCI Study Shows "Positive" Recent Trends in Opioid Prescriptions. Medical Errors Now the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US.