In national news:
Multiple outlets are reporting that Purdue Pharma is in talks to settle the opioid lawsuits that have been consolidated in Ohio for $10-12 billion.
Multiple outlets are reporting that Purdue Pharma is in talks to settle the opioid lawsuits that have been consolidated in Ohio for $10-12 billion.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Plant Manager Paul Heurtevant of Formosa Plastics Corporation, Louisiana (FPC) announced the company will invest $332 million to expand its production of PVC.
Coventry recently announced the addition of a second session of its popular webinar, Medical Marijuana Highs and Lows: Work Comp Regulatory and Clinical Update.
Upcoming events.
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Marijuana research, drug screening, and compounding rules are your headlines for August 2019.
The much-anticipated verdict in the Oklahoma opioid lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson was issued yesterday – J&J is on the hook for $572.1 million.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard announced plans to establish a major cybersecurity center on the Water Campus south of downtown Baton Rouge.
Liberty Mutual has contracted Duck Creek Technologies to create a workers’ comp claims management platform for the company, to be launched after a multi-year effort.
Upcoming events.
NCCI released a new Insights Video Edition which discusses wearables and self-driving vehicles.