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What is the Industrial Commission of Arizona?

Mar 17 2011

The Industrial Commission of Arizona is a state administrative agency that oversees work injuries, occupational safety, labor rights, and several other functions related to labor. The Commission is led by five “commissioners” appointed by the governor to staggered five year terms. The Director of the ICA, currently Laura McGrory, is responsible for the day to …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF AZ

What is the State Compensation Fund?

Mar 16 2011

When Arizona passed the first Workers Compensation Act in 1925, the Industrial Commission of Arizona acted not only as the state agency administering claims, but as a state owned insurance company with the authority to regulate other insurers providing workers comp coverage in Arizona. This presented more than the mere appearance of a conflict of …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | INSURANCE CARRIERS

Goodbye to Our Friend Jorge Solchaga

Mar 11 2011

Snow and Carpio wishes a warm goodbye to our friend Jorge Solchaga, who has been in charge of Protection of Mexican Citizens in the Exterior for the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix for the last seven years. We attended a small reception in Jorge’s honor tonight at Avanti Restaurant, hosted by consul general Victor Manuel Trevino …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Uncategorized

Reasonable Degree of Medical Probability

Mar 10 2011

As a follow up on my last post, I, Chad Snow of Snow, Carpio, and Weekley, want to discuss the burden of proof that applicant’s have in their hearings before the Industrial Commission of Arizona. At the end of almost every hearing involving a medical witness at the ICA, the attorney performing the direct exam …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Evidence Medical Care

Direct Exam of Medical Witness in Arizona Workers Compensation Claim

Mar 10 2011

Most Arizona work comp litigation requires expert testimony from a medical expert as part of the injured worker’s burden of proof. Asking questions of the medical expert is part science, part art. The following is a very basic outline that I follow when questioning my own medical expert: Professional qualifications (licensed to practice in Arizona, …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Evidence Hearings

What is the Industrial Commission of Arizona?

What is the State Compensation Fund?

Goodbye to Our Friend Jorge Solchaga

Reasonable Degree of Medical Probability

Direct Exam of Medical Witness in Arizona Workers Compensation Claim

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