Dismissal of all claims on the eve of trial where EMT plaintiff’s demand was $10 million.

The plaintiff was an Emergency Medicine Technician who was severely assaulted during an ambulance transport of a minor patient to a psychiatric facility. The client-physician had discharged the minor patient with orders for sedation and restraints, if needed, during transport. The plaintiff alleged these discharge orders were insufficient and violated standard of care. Our attorneys successfully argued that under Pennsylvania’s Mcare Act our client-physician did not owe a duty to the plaintiff-EMT, only to the minor patient.

Although §2102 of the Medical Marijuana Act did not require direct coverage for an injured worker’s medical marijuana, it was not prohibited; therefore, the carrier was required to reimburse the out-of-pocket costs of an injured worker’s medical cannabis.

In this case, the claimant underwent two low back surgeries following a 2006 work injury. He gradually weaned himself off of all opioid medications, but not without consequences, in the form of significant withdrawal symptoms. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.

Court holds that while Section 2102 of the Medical Marijuana Act may preclude direct coverage for an injured worker’s medical cannabis by an insurance carrier, it does not preclude reimbursement of medical marijuana used for treatment of a work injury.

In this case, the claimant struggled with chronic pain for a work-related low back injury she sustained in 1997 that resulted in two surgeries. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.