WorkCompAcademy News - November 29, 2010

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Overcoming LA County Sheriff Cancer Presumption is Difficult but Not Impossible. Petition to Reopen for Injuries to Different Body Parts Requires Due Diligence. Court of Appeal Clarifies Application of Distinct and Separate Bases for Continuing WCAB Jurisdiction. Workers' Compensation Judge Paul DeWeese Discusses Lien Litigation Status. Monterey Garage Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to Secure WC Policy. Poizner Rejects Request for Increase in Workers' Comp Cost Benchmark. Oregon Study: California's Workers' Comp Costs Fifth Highest in Nation. FDA: No More Darvon for U.S. Market.