A recent decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court underscores the importance of reviewing and challenging the scope of vocational rehabilitation plans recommended by the vocational experts assigned to an injured worker’s file. In the May 3, 2017, decision of Gilbertson v. Williams Dingmann, et al, the Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Minnesota Workers’ […]
Age 67 Retirement Discontinuance of Permanent Total Disability an “Automatic Process”
When an employee is receiving weekly permanent total disability benefits and reaches ages 67, an employer and insurer are entitled to automatically discontinue weekly benefits without filing a petition pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 176. 101, subd. 4. In, Buley v. Polaris Industries, No. WC16-6012, (W.C.C.A. Jan. 23, 2017) the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of […]
The Ramifications of Dykhoff
It’s that time of year . . . when we look back on this year and look forward to the year ahead. It’s that time of year . . . when we can’t help but write about the two cases from 2016 that will shed more insight onto the Minnesota Supreme Court’s previous Dykhoff ruling […]
Hansen Dordell Receives 2017 “Best Law Firm” Award
November 1, 2016 Tier I Ranking The law firm of Hansen Dordell is pleased to announce its Tier I Ranking by the 2017 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ©. The firm received a Tier I Ranking as one of 2017’s Best Law Firms in the United States. A Tier 1 ranking signifies the firm received […]
Medicare Advantage Recovers Double Damages in Federal Court
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, holding that the Medicare Secondary Player (MSP) permitted the insurance carrier, Medicare, as Medicare Advantage Organization (MAO), to bring a private cause of action against the tortfeasor’s liability insurer seeking reimbursement for secondary […]
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