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- May 30, 2018
  - Prior Injuries Trap – Atty Suspended – Special Trauma Codes
- May 11, 2018
  - Best Pain Codes – CA’s most deadly crashes – ACE Lit Tips – “GAD” Scale
- April 23, 2018
  - Bankrupt Ins Co! Anxiety PI Form – Lit Tips – Marketing Scam
- March 29, 2018
  - Bankrupt Ins Co! Anxiety PI Form – Lit Tips – Marketing Scam
- March 9, 2018
  - Farmers Cuts Acu Med Pay – Traumatic Brain Injury Proof
- February 12, 2018
  - Beware POST PAYMENT AUDIT – LA the World’s Accident Magnet
- January 31, 2018
  - Does # of Services Raise a Red Flag? – What to do when new atty won’t pay — Unproven Concussion Claim
- January 12, 2018
  - BOLD NEW PI ALERT – 2018 – Proof to Get Paid – Why Juries Pay – State Bar in Reverse
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- December 27, 2017
  - Best of 2017 – Brian Irvine DC Hero – How to Win
- December 5, 2017
  - Big DC PI Verdict OC [Allstate] – Collecting from Bad Attys – November 20 Survey Answers
- November 20, 2017
  - Big SF Case – In vs. Out Office Active Care how to get paid + new PI Survey
- October 26, 2017
  - Finally 3 Page PI Report is Ready — Victory to OC DC & Patient with 2 accidents — Survey answers
- October 5, 2017
  - 3 Page Bullet Proof PI Report – LA County DC Patient Wins — Take a survey
- September 8, 2017
  - Beware Computer Notes – New PI Rpt 3 Pages? – Allstate’s Big Hit
- August 16, 2017
  - PI Mercury Wars & 10 Key Q’s for Chiro Students
- July 28, 2017
  - DC victory in left turn accident — Brand new pre-existing injury checklist —July 12 Survey results
- July 12, 2017
  - Avoid case killing by Lewkovich — Slip & Fall with 6 prior surgeries + New PI Survey
- June 27, 2017
  - Lewkovich’s PI DX Checklist — Beware of Tow Truck Defendant — Accidents in your neighborhood
- June 14, 2017
  - Are All MRI’s Created Equal? Surgery or Rehab — Survey results
- May 31, 2017
  - Croft PI Guidelines – OC Verdict – Zurich fires adjusters for Robots – New PI Survey – What IS a “new” patient?
- May 9, 2017
  - Flare Ups in PI – Mercury attacks 6 months Chiro Care & loses
- April 27, 2017
  - GAP IN CARE? – PI SURVEY – OC Verdict
- April 7, 2017
  - Huge Ventura Verdict – Cheating on Liens
- March 17, 2017
  - Wild Pro DC Verdict – PI Email – 3/17/17 – Strain vs Sprain? – Dr. Whidden Goes to Jail
- February 24, 2017
  - Pat Brady’s DC – MD’s support DC’s – Good & Bad Verdicts
- February 3, 2017
  - Beware of Common Fund Doctrine – Denial of payment for Neuromuscular Re-education Code.
- January 6, 2017
  - New Codes for PI X-Rays – How to stop Ins from cheating on Future Care – New Survey
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- December 19, 2016
  - State Farm Faces Huge Fine – LA Jury Big Verdict – Survey Results – DC go to Jail
- December 1, 2016
  - Most Popular PI Chiro Forms & HUGE OC Verdict & Survey of PI 2017
- November 18, 2016
  - Getting Paid for PI – - New Form Functional Progress
- November 1, 2016
  - PI Trends for Next 24 Months & Collision in San Diego
- October 13, 2016
  - Ploys vs Whiplash & Pre-Existing – Traffic Deaths Rise – DC Survey
- September 28, 2016
  - Big Ventura Verdict – Honest DC Reviewers? Collecting your PI Liens with a lawyer?
- September 8, 2016
  - Huge DC win in Kern County — Natural alternatives to medications — Reasons adjusters make low offers — Shawn Steel Advanced PI Seminar + Survey results
- August 23, 2016
  - Bakersfield Blowout – Neck Disability Index the Gold Standard with forms – Sam Collins Teleconference – New PI DC Survey
- August 4, 2016
  - Nice Victory in the OC; Survey Responses — How Well Does Your PI Atty Keep in Contact? – Worst Traffic in Calif – Allstate vs Sham Lawyers nets 6.4M
- July 8, 2016
  - DC wins over Biomechanical “Expert”; the Opioid National Addiction Crisis and Personal Injury
- June 27, 2016
  - Minor Accidents can cause Life Changing Problems; How to Disqualify a MD from DC care
- June 13, 2016
  - A good PI case killed in San Bernardino — End of Care X-Rays, are you kidding?
- May 27, 2016
  - Big Victory in OC – Fastest and Most Dangerous CA Roads – Brand New CCA PI Package
- May 12, 2016
  - Lewkovich Anti Defense Algorithm – Traffic Deaths increasing – How Experts determine a Good or Bad Accident Teleconference
- April 20, 2016
  - State Bar Punishes lawyer for not paying medical lien – how to read police reports in 60 seconds – PI Reports survey results.
- March 23, 2016
  - Surprise OC Verdict – Crucial Residual Injuries Form – New Survey, PI Reports
- March 1, 2016
  - Million Dollar Verdict San Diego – Bad News in Van Nuys – When the PI Lawyer takes your med pay – New Home Exercise Forms
- February 17, 2016
  - Traumatic Brain Injuries Often Missed – Lewkovich 47 most common Trauma Codes
- February 3, 2016
  - Big Insurance Fraud Convictions $600 million for Back Surgeries; Are women more at risk in MVA than men? – Do you cut your PI fees all the time?
- January 19, 2016
  - LA Jury Loves Chiro Care – Easily Proving Functional Improvement to get paid – Survey: Do your fees get cut?
- January 7, 2016
  - Farmers big Loss in the Valley; Too many Hit and Runs; Bad Patient creates a bad case in the OC.
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- December 21, 2015
  - Christmas Edition 2015 – Happy Verdict in the OC – 10 Best CA Hospitals – Results from DC Pre-existing Survey
- November 30, 2015
  - Best PI Trial of the Month and the Worst – Common ploys by Chiro Defense Examiners – Worst Freeway Bottlenecks in CA – New Survey Do your patients have Pre-Existing Injuries?
- November 9, 2015
  - New Scam from AAA – Soft Tissue 2 Dirty Words Ploy – Attorney Suspended for Lying
- October 27, 2015
  - Upset Verdict in Ventura – Deadly Year for Pedestrians – Advanced PI Success
- October 6, 2015
  - Most Dangerous CA Roads – VW telling lies – Blood test for Head Trauma? – Survey Results
- September 24, 2015
  - Big Brother with Teeth is watching your PI Practice – Return on the Bad PI Lien – New PI Survey
- September 1, 2015
  - Big Verdicts against St Farm in Sacramento and L.A. — Who are American’s 10 worst drivers?
- August 19, 2015
  - Most Dangerous Intersections – New PLOY from Insurance to cut your fees – Most Careless Drivers Are….
- July 27, 2015
  - Deadliest Cars in USA – USAA Med Pay Suffers Defeat in Small Claims – PI Advanced Extravaganza Oct 24
- July 14, 2015
  - Most Dangerous / Safest CA Cities to Drive – Med Pay Ploy to Cut your fees
- June 25, 2015
  - How to Become an Expert Witness – 12 Mistakes Patients Make – Survey: Who has med pay and keeps it?
- June 9, 2015
  - Big Victory Van Nuys – MIST defeat in Pasadena – Survey Results – Farmers Employees Sue Farmers – 5 MM Bone Spur
- May 26, 2015
  - Farmers Hit Big in the OC – PI Survey – Lewkovich 12 MVA Errors – Subpoena your past med fees?
- April 30, 2015
  - 28 Mil against Kaiser via a DC – Fighting MIST on a Shoestring – DC Best Job in USA
- April 7, 2015
  - San Bernardino blows up Farmers – Long Lasting MTBI’s how to measure concussions
- March 20, 2015
  - Smash Victory Riverside – Auto Carriers Fraud on Fixing Cars Suit – Triple Dip Insurance Fraud
- March 4, 2015
  - DC Million $$ case – Common PI errors – Still saying “soft” tissue?
- February 18, 2015
  - Millions Recalled — Fighting Back for Flare-Ups — Mercury Gets Bloody Nose.
- January 30, 2015
  - Big DC Verdict in LA – 10 most common mistakes before the accident – Teleconference with Sam Collins PI Codes for 2015
- January 13, 2015
  - Mercury GUILTY cheating its customers – Nice Slip & Fall Verdict Van Nuys
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- December 11, 2014
  - “Mild” Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI] big deal; New ways to Measure Headaches ; Massive Air-Bag Recalls –talk to your patients
- November 5, 2014
  - LA Broadside Nets Big DC Verdict – Using MRI’s more effectively – “FREE” C.E. online
- October 16, 2014
  - Allstate Hit in Santa Barbara – GEICO folds – Texting by Teenagers
- October 6, 2014
  - Lying about Prior Back Pain – Allstate Burned in San Bernardino – Are Liens Still Valid?
- September 15, 2014
  - Verdict Against Allstate in Santa Barbara — More Useful Analogies Describing PI by Lewkovich —- Cervical Spine Chart
- August 20, 2014
  - Be cautious when accepting PI Liens — Smart Analogies When Explaining Soft-Tissue Injuries by Dr. Lewkovich
- July 28, 2014
  - MED PAY is a Right – Big New Case – Mercury hit for $660K not paying 5K med pay – Tele Conference about this case Wed at 1:00 pm – Allstate get spanked
- July 9, 2014
  - Safeco Slapped in San Berdo – Obamacare and your PI Practice Trends — Getting easier to get your med pay?
- June 26, 2014
  - SPECIAL EDITION – Mercury Hit with Huge Med Pay BAD FAITH case – Change in PI Landscape
- June 10, 2014
  - How to Justify Your Care — Bringing your patient’s Headaches into the case
- May 2, 2014
  - Farmers Hammered – Still “writing” narrative reports? — Tele Conference with Robert Rose MD re: PTSD vs. PTC
- April 14, 2014
  - New form by Dr. Lewkovich “Treatment Plan/Goals of Care” — Farmers got hammered in Pasadena
- March 28, 2014
  - Jury Verdict Good despite “treated too long” claim – GM Recalls 1.6 million cars – Fresh PI thinking, Lewkovich
- March 5, 2014
  - “Ordinary” soft tissue case turned catastrophic & Lewkovich on long term Concussion residuals.
- February 5, 2014
  - Big Victory in Moreno Valley – Lewkovich Add Value Drivers with Disabilities
- January 17, 2014
  - Most Common Documentation Errors in PI – Croft Whiplash Treatment Guidelines.
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- December 19, 2013
  - 2013 Merry Christmas Edition – Upsurge with bicycle cases – Permanent Impairment in PI
- December 3, 2013
  - Patients with unrelated med issues, Concussions… most under diagnosed.
- November 6, 2013
  - More Insurance Chiros in Court – How many legit Chiropractic Therapies in PI? – What happens to your lien if the good lawyer is fired?
- October 23, 2013
  - Allstate sues chiropractors — DC vs. DC in Orange County who wins? — How many more accidents following rain?
- October 9, 2013
  - Don’t Do 200 Visits – Use CPT 97535 – How to Get Your Fees from Bad PI Attorneys
- September 12, 2013
  - Two Big Jury Cases: DC Beats Ortho vs No One Believes a Liar; New Wave Trauma Home Exercise Program; beware of AB 1000 setting shop next to your clinic.
- August 19, 2013
  - Set Back in San Bernardino – How Dangerous are Cell Phones? – Helpful Spanish pamphlet
- July 26, 2013
  - DC PI Victory in San Jose – Crooked IME Exams Proven – free Pain Scales.
- July 8, 2013
  - When they deny your fees — Pain Management MD’s Hooked or Helped?
- June 20, 2013
  - When IME Doctors Untruth – Grading Cervical Injuries determine how serious is the neck injury
- May 30, 2013
  - A single concussion can cause lasting damage to the brain — New case threatens you PI Fees
- April 30, 2013
  - PT’s after your PI ? — Big Victory in the OC — Prescription drug overdoses: Who’s to blame?
- April 9, 2013
  - MIST cases are too expensive – Grading Low Back Injuries, an objective scale
- March 26, 2013
  - How many PI’s Do You Treat ? – Big win in San Diego
- March 4, 2013
  - Cyclist Accident Big Result — Typical Errors by PI Lawyers — Common Hospital “never events” to guard against.
- February 14, 2013
  - Two MIST cases – LA Attorney busted for phony cases – Bring a hand sanitizer to the E Room
- January 23, 2013
  - Common Errors by Doctors in PI Cases — Best DC – PI Case, Monterey County in 2012
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- December 26, 2012
  - Best of the Best Annual Issue
- December 13, 2012
  - Good Result in the OC — How to get future care
- November 20, 2012
  - Admitted Liability w/ a zero result ? – X-Rays should prove strong PI’s
- October 31, 2012
  - Common Myths by Defense IME doctors — Great DC victory in Riverside —- Online CE Courses
- October 16, 2012
  - Win for Skateboarder in SF – Can you prove MVA low back injuries? Retro Insurance Audits
- September 28, 2012
  - How to Stop Hospitals from Killing Us – Opting OUT of Silent PPOs – get CE Hours on-line.
- September 11, 2012
  - Silent PPOs – stealing your med pay ; Progressive defends the “guy who killed my sister” to save $$ ; Shawn Steel University CE PI online.
- August 14, 2012
  - Common PI errors by Patients – Can I treat family members? – Must I always give away chart records to insurance?
- July 19, 2012
  - Too many DC’s? – Drugging Your Sex Life? – 15 PI CE Hours, for 1st time, on the Net.
- June 27, 2012
  - Dikeman Clobbers St Farm – Documenting Progress Made Easy – Co-Pays and Liens.
- June 11, 2012
  - DC wins 5 million + for TBI patient ; Clinton and Rosielee Jones DCs ; When to Cut your Lien?
- May 16, 2012
  - DC vs DC in court MVA — Small Claims Smashes Mercury 4 times — PI EXTRAVAGANZA June 2 & 3 will change your PI outlook forever.
- May 3, 2012
  - How much is too much? – How to treat longer than usual ? – Don’t let your patient be their own atty + more
- April 12, 2012
  - The Biomechanicals — Terminating after a true MMI – Duragesic, are you patients using the patch?
- March 27, 2012
  - Air Bags Kill – MPS undiagnosed common cause for chronic pain – How long of treatment is enough?
- March 8, 2012
  - Dan Murphy conquers the court room – Allstate’s shakedown fails – Beware the doctor hopper – Aspirin not a miracle after all.
- February 15, 2012
  - Student wins lost scholarship – Do attys have to pay your lien if the patient says no? – Zoloft another bad drug?
- February 01, 2012
  - Kaiser and Toxic Meds; New Disability Form; Anyone you know hurt with Avandia?
- January 06, 2012
  - States ranked by average PI bills – Upper Extremity Injuries – Pinnac
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- December 19, 2011
  - Christmas Edition – St Farm gets burned – Permanent Impairment for doctors – 15 Hour PI Extravaganza at SCUHS
- November 29, 2011
  - Big LA Freeway Blowout Victory — Worst PI Lien in History
- September 27, 2011
  - Merced County Showdown [ Elderly is Beautiful ] – Crucial Phrases that belong in your case notes.
- September 7, 2011
  - When a Doctor’s Lien is Not – Nordhoff’s Big Oakland Victory — How long does Med Pay pay?
- August 24, 2011
  - Huge DC PI Verdict in LA — and How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Case.
- August 8, 2011
  - Surprising Verdict in Contra Costa County – Proving you do Active Care for PI Patients.
- July 26 2011
  - Blowout Verdict in San Luis Obispo by DC – Allstate continues its Colossus Jihad – Texting and driving accidents.
- July 5, 2011
  - How insurance detect ‘fraud’ claims and new bolder uglier PI Liens to guard against.
- June 24, 2011
  - Best & Worst Cases for June – Lewkovich’s updated PI Checklist — MRI Clinic owner arrested.
- May 31, 2011
  - Smart DC PI Management in OC – How to challenge bad IME’s – Anonymous Adjuster in June!
- May 5, 2011
  - Monster PI Vedict mostly Loss of Earnings & Good PI Verdict – mostly ADLC’s. The extras in PI are huge value drivers.
- April 19, 2011
  - Attorneys Disbarred for Stealing Settlements — New Lewkovich Form, Proving Temporary Disability — adds huge values to PI cases.
- April 5, 2011
  - Traumatic Brain Injury Protocols – Big Verdict in Pomona – Bad one in Stockton
- March 22, 2011
  - New Lewkovich Progress Assessment Form + Nice verdcit in the Bay Area + Why DC’s need to Join the CCA
- March 1, 2011
  - 7 Bad things adjusters do — Laws that protect DC’s
- February 10, 2011
  - 7 Bad things Bad attys do — Kidnapping your Med Pay and how to get it back — big verdict in San Diego
- January 26, 2011
  - How to dissect phony IME’s + Big DC win in Bay Area
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- December 28, 2010
  - Caution billing Private Health Ins. after releasing patient as MMI — Check for “Payment in Full” — Best & Worst cases of 2010
- December 14, 2010
  - Best of 2010 PI Alerts + New Lewkovich form Patients Responsibilities during Recovery
- November 30, 2010
  - Big DC PI Verdict Chatsworth; Calif PPO’s get F; Faulty Hip Replacements
- November 16, 2010
  - Allstate caught cheating on Colossus — Grading PI injuries
- October 26, 2010
  - Big OC Verdict — How to convince a judge that you really know your patient is injured
- October 12, 2010
  - RX drugs kill nice patients- AAA returning to the dark side.
- September 17, 2010
  - CSAA Back to its old tricks; Progressive NOT; Sam Collins on PI Billing
- August 31, 2010
  - Rating Disabilities in PI cases —– Rancho Mirage DC victory
- August 11, 2010
  - Dangerous Slip and Fall Cases for the doctor! Is it illegal for an attorney to send you a police report?
- July 22, 2010
  - NEW Pain Intensity Scale made easy + Big San Fernando Valley Verdict
- July 6, 2010
  - Bad PI Lawyers and what to do — DC of the month — Beware of Boxing Gyms
- June 23, 2010
  - Frequently Asked Questions by patients PART 2—Good>>Strange PI Cases
- June 9, 2010
  - FREQUENTLY ASKED WHIPLASH QUESTIONS BY PATIENTS—TOP 10 REASONS TO SAY NO TO A CASE
- May 18, 2010
  - Proof PI Liens work – Factors Delaying Recovery — New facts about Chronic Pain < Wall Street Journal — Hot ICD-9 Code of the week
- May 06, 2010
  - Effective re-evals to justify more care — Top Jury Vedicts a big winner and a little loser.
- April 21, 2010
  - Two Auto Cases–winner vs. loser– Billing for Modalities — Ligament Laxity
- April 2, 2010
  - Political Future of Obamacare and PI — Part One – Sam Collins, Dr. Maia James CCA President & Dr. Carl Cleveland III
- March 17, 2010
  - Happy St. Pat’s Day — Blue Cross Liable — Justifying Care after 90 days
- March 3, 2010
  - Big DC Win in Ventura Co — “Pain Pumps” that Hurt — “DELAY, DENY and DEFEND” = ALLSTATE
- February 10, 2010
  - Mercury Ins Fined and Under Investigation — Big Chiro Victory in Oakland — Questions when adjusters do not pay
- January 26, 2010
  - Index of the Best PI articles + What is wrong with Mercury? + Take the Whiplash Test + Research
- January 11, 2010
  - DC vs. DC in court Farmers Ins loses — the Myth It is only Soft Tissue >>> dissected — Beware of Allstate
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- December 22, 2009
  - Christmas Edition—Examples of low injury diagnosis—Which are you Solo or Group?
- December 8, 2009
  - How to avoid a $1.00 verdict — What exactly is a Herniated Disc?
- November 10, 2009
  - Final-6 Biggest PI Headaches and what to do + the Dr. Dykeman Small Claims Approach
- October 27, 2009
  - 3 nice DC wins in court–Part Two Lewkovich Biggest 6 Insurance Headaches
- October 5, 2009
  - Lewkovich Blasts Ins Co’s 6 Biggest Headaches + Mercury get beat up
- September 9, 2009
  - Flare Up’s How to PROVE them — San Francisco DC vs DC
- August 25, 2009
  - Reimbursable Med Pay, can the lawyer keep your money? – Allstate’s arrogance loses to DC
- August 11, 2009
  - Answering the 25 PI Questions; Anonymous Adjuster — what DC bills they pay; Doubts on Spinal Surgery
- July 15, 2009
  - Chinese Drywall radioactive in your home? 25 basic questions for any deposition, arbitration or trial.
- June 30, 2009
  - Permanent Disability Guidelines + Defense Ortho Doctors + National Survey of 10 Worst Insurance Companies
- June 15, 2009
  - Steering Wheel Injuries + Good and Bad PI cases
- May 28, 2009
  - Beware of Bad PI Liens—Farmers was hit with bad faith suits nationwide
- April 28, 2009
  - Small Cars are Dangerous Cars —Codes for Traumatic Brain Injuries
- April 14, 2009
  - Malpractice from Hospitals — Are you Substantiating Care?
- March 31, 2009
  - New Headache ICD-9 codes; Collecting your $ from Small Claims; Home Exercise on the Web
- February 11, 2009
  - Necessity for long term care in Whiplash cases – - Can Insurance Carriers Deny payments for 97001-97755?
- January 14, 2009
  - Proving necessity for long term care – - Monster DC verdict in San Diego.
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- December 16, 2008
  - 2008 Christmas Edition
- December 3, 2008
  - DOI publishes the worst car insurance companies in CA – - Smart billing for Massage
- November 11, 2008
  - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome – - + 3 Big DC Wins
- October 24, 2008
  - How can DC’s use AMA Permanent Impairment Guides- – - -
  - Big DC victory in Alameda Superior Court
- October 9, 2008
  - Introducing 5 Grades for Cervical Spine Trauma; Expand- – - Billing for ACTIVE Care
- September 17, 2008
  - Permanent Disability in PI ? When an atty cuts your fees. Is your PI atty on a blacklist?
- August 20, 2008
  - Colossus — High Value Factors — May PI attys take your med pay?
- August 5, 2008
  - Colossus: Highest Values Factors — Dr. Nino socks St. Farm
- Ju1y 15, 2008
  - Pain Intensity Instruction Sheet — Court Questions Delta V as Unscientific
- June 20, 2008
  - Big DC TBI win in Alameda Co — Lawyer steals med pay — Motion Pics prevent DCs from ordering MRIs
- June 2, 2008
  - Bad Attorney Referral Systems + What are reasonable and customary CPT rates?
- May 14, 2008
  - Explaining GAP IN CARE SYDROME and a big DC win in Fresno
- April 15, 2008
  - USAA Caught cheating its own & Imaging Dye Disease
- March 31, 2008
  - The Very bad 50-50 deal & Allstate busted again
- March 4, 2008
  - Corft Whiplash Guidelines + OC Jury awards diabetic chiro patient
- February 5, 2008
- January 22, 2008
- January 10, 2008
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