catastrophic injury News

Viewpoint: Thanksgiving Holiday Is No Excuse for Potential Insurer Bad Faith

Short-fuse, time-limited demands are structured by plaintiff’s attorneys to create the least amount of time for an insurer to respond. Often, short-fuse demands are made just before upcoming holidays with the hope that distracted insurance company adjusters are distracted and …

Insurers Urged to Be Cautious When Seeking Recovery of Paradigm Fees

Paradigm Catastrophic Care Management offers what insurers crave: certainty in medical costs for workers’ compensation claims filed by catastrophically injured workers. For a set fee, the California company’s Catastrophic Care Management division will take over liability for all treatment costs …