The Michigan State Police has made the decision to halt marijuana blood testing due to flaws in their method of testing. Last week, the MSP Forensic Science Division discovered a discrepancy in which the presence of CBD in a blood sample may have led to…
When you’re on the road and realize you’ll be late to your destination, it can be tempting to floor the gas pedal and drive over the speed limit to get there faster. Contrary to popular belief, speeding rarely saves you time. One study found that…
When you’re injured, or a loved one is killed in an accident, it can have a devastating and lifelong impact. You may be unable to work, suffer long-term chronic health struggles, or become inundated by medical costs. To make matters worse, dealing with insurance companies…
By Guest Author Evelynn Passino – MSP Compliance Attorney For clients with public benefits, closing out their case is not as simple as issuing a check for their net recovery. If the client has Medicare or will be eligible soon, then steps must be taken…
The California Highway Patrol believes a Hanford man is responsible for a deadly weekend head-on collision in Kings County. Investigators say it happened along 14th Avenue near the intersection of Iona Avenue on August 27, 2022. KSEE-TV reports the accident took place Saturday morning sometime…
In this episode of TLV, I speak with Elise Sanguinetti of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP. We discuss the challenges she has faced as a female trial lawyer, the importance of trial lawyer associations, access to the civil justice system, and the significance of…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC Some clients, post-accident, may have switched over to a Part C Medicare Advantage Plan. Therefore, even if you have gone through the resolution process for your client and gotten the Medicare conditional payment related issues dealt with…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC In this post, we now turn our attention to Medicare Conditional Payments and resolution of those obligations. Congress has given the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter CMS) both subrogation rights and the right to bring…
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2021, exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other areas of the state. Ida was the second most damaging and intense Louisiana hurricane on record, causing $75 billion in damages across the U.S.…
When your family member is admitted to a rehab facility for drug addiction, you expect quality care and treatment. Unfortunately, with the abundance of such facilities that are scattered throughout California, some of them don’t meet state or federal standards. That can lead to neglect…