Sunday, May 11, 2003

Study on the Use of Flexeril in Cases of Acute Low Back Pain

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Flexeril 5 mg provides symptomatic relief and reduced recovery time in cases of acute muscloskeletal spasm according to an article in Clinic...

Study on the Use of Manual Therapy in Cases of Neck Pain

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In cases of neck pain, a study endorsed manual therapy for relief in the acute phase, finding it more effective than physiotherapy or medic...

New Study on CT Guided Nerve Blocks

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A recent study concluded computed tomography-guided interventional procedures offer highly accurate and conservative therapies for patients...
Thursday, May 08, 2003

Commonwealth Court Publishes Opinion on Disposition of Penalties for Late Reimbursement of Blue Cross

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In Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. WCAB (Weaver) the Commonwealth Court denied a laundry list of Employer arguments surrounding what penaltie...
Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Todd Seelig Selected as Chair of the PBA Young Lawyers Division

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Congratulations to WCJ Todd Seelig who will be Chair of the Young Lawyer's Division of the Pennsylvania Bar Association at the Annual Me...
Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Attorney's Fees Awarded for Frivolous Appeal

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In a typical case of the Employer contesting a Claim on the basis of medical causation, the Commonwealth reviewed the Employer's several...

Interview with Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance Elizabeth Crum

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The Evening Sun features an article and interview with Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Crum upon her appointment to serve in the Rendell Adminisr...

Insurance Company Status Update

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Articles on the financial status of Legion/Villanova , Harleysville and Ohio Casualty
Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Secretary Schmerin Confirmed

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Stephen M Schmerin has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to become the 31st Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry.
Friday, April 04, 2003

A Reliance Post-Mortem

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An article in Treasury and Risk Management uses Reliance's fall as a case study of how to analyze whether an insurer is in trouble.

Erie Insurance receives an Upgrade and a Downgrade

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Erie Insurance has broken into the Fortune 500 companies based on total revenue. A.M. Best, however, lowered Erie's property and casual...

Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance Elizabeth Crum appointed to Serve in Rendell Administration

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Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Secretary-Designee Stephen M. Schmerin appointed Acting Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Crum to serve permanently...