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Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Workplace Violence Prevention Rules
January 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA —…
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California Strengthens Equal Pay Enforcement With SB 642
January 15, 2026 | Sacramento, CA —…
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El Presupuesto 2026 Confirma el Problema Real — y el Fracaso de la Política Pública
El Presupuesto de California 2026–27 no deja espacio para…
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Budget 2026 Confirms the Real Problem—and the Policy Failure
Jennifer BauderJanuary 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California 2026–27 Budget leaves no room for misdirection. The State of California has formally acknowledged that the central failure of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) is delay—years-long delays that deny permanently disabled workers timely access to benefits they…
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Critics Say Assemblymember Liz Ortega Was Misled Into Supporting SIBTF Reforms That Targeted Disabled Californians
January 13, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California Assemblymember Liz Ortega, a prominent labor leader and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, has come under sustained criticism from disability advocates and workers’ compensation attorneys who argue that she was misled — or “hoodwinked,” in their words —…
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Questions Raised Over 2024 RAND SIBTF Liability Study
January 7, 2026 — An investigation by The Jacobi Journal reports that the RAND Corporation’s 2024 study of California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) may have overstated the fund’s projected unfunded liability by approximately $6.75 billion, or about 632%, compared with the Journal’s recalculated estimate. The RAND study’s headline…
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California’s SB 40 Caps Insulin Costs: Key Details for Insurers and Patients
January 5, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Starting January 1, 2026, California implements SB 40, landmark legislation designed to address the state’s ongoing insulin affordability crisis. The law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs for patients covered by large, state-regulated health insurers, limiting a 30-day supply to a $35 copay. Additionally, the suggested retail price…
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California Lawmakers Target Licensing Barriers for Alternative Birth Centers Under AB 55
January 3, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking another step toward reshaping its maternal healthcare framework as lawmakers revisit long-standing regulatory hurdles affecting alternative birth centers. AB 55 (Bonta) focuses on expanding access to licensed, midwife-led birth centers while addressing persistent reimbursement challenges under Medi-Cal—an issue that has limited care options…
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Johnson & Johnson Slapped With $1.5 Billion Talc Verdict in Baltimore Mesothelioma Case
December 31, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A Baltimore jury has delivered one of the most consequential talc-related verdicts of the year, ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.5 billion to a woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of alleged exposure to the company’s talc-based products. According to trial testimony,…
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Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 Billion Chapter 11 Plan Poised for Court Confirmation
Jennifer BauderDecember 24, 2025 | Washington, D.C. — MedLegalNews.com — Purdue Pharma’s long-running Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is nearing a decisive moment, as a federal court prepares to confirm a revised $7.4 billion reorganization plan designed to resolve thousands of opioid-related claims nationwide. The confirmation would mark one of the most…
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December 24, 2025 | Washington, D.C. — MedLegalNews.com — Purdue Pharma’s long-running Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is nearing a decisive…
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Heightened State Oversight Reshapes Health Care Investment Landscape
Jennifer BauderDecember 22, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — State governments are asserting unprecedented control over health care transactions, signaling a major shift in how investors, providers, and dealmakers must approach the sector in 2026. What was once a largely federal conversation about consolidation and private equity involvement has now…
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Celebrity Esthetician Sued Over Alleged Burns From Cosmetic Procedure
December 19, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA – MedLegalNews.com – A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit against a celebrity esthetician, claiming that a cosmetic procedure performed by the celebrity esthetician left her with severe burns and permanent facial scarring. The legal action underscores the increasing scrutiny of cosmetic treatments and the potential risks…
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Appeals Court Reverses Subrogation Win After Procedural Missteps
December 15, 2025 | San Francisco, CA – MedLegalNews.com — A California appeals court has overturned a carrier’s summary judgment in a subrogation case, ruling that key procedural steps were either mishandled or ignored during the initial litigation. The decision sends the long-running dispute back to the trial level, where the parties will now face…
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Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Workplace Violence Prevention Rules
January 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California regulators are taking a significant step toward expanding employer responsibilities under the state’s workplace violence prevention framework. Cal/OSHA’s revised draft regulations would clarify and broaden how employers must comply with Labor Code §6401.9, signaling a more aggressive enforcement posture as workplace violence incidents continue to…
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Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Workplace Violence Prevention Rules
January 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California regulators are taking a significant step toward expanding employer responsibilities under the state’s workplace violence prevention framework. Cal/OSHA’s revised draft regulations would clarify and broaden how employers must comply with Labor Code §6401.9, signaling a more aggressive enforcement posture as workplace violence incidents continue to…
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California Strengthens Equal Pay Enforcement With SB 642
January 15, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California continues to lead the nation in workplace equity reforms with the passage of SB 642 (Limón), legislation that significantly expands state equal pay laws. The law broadens key definitions, extends the statute of limitations for wage discrimination claims, and clarifies categories of unlawful pay practices.…
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El Presupuesto 2026 Confirma el Problema Real — y el Fracaso de la Política Pública
El Presupuesto de California 2026–27 no deja espacio para distracciones ni interpretaciones engañosas. El Estado de California ha reconocido formalmente que la falla central del Fondo Fiduciario de Beneficios por Lesiones Subsecuentes (Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, SIBTF) es el retraso: retrasos de años que niegan a trabajadores permanentemente discapacitados el acceso oportuno a los beneficios que la ley les…
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Budget 2026 Confirms the Real Problem—and the Policy Failure
January 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California 2026–27 Budget leaves no room for misdirection. The State of California has formally acknowledged that the central failure of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) is delay—years-long delays that deny permanently disabled workers timely access to benefits they are legally owed. The January…
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Critics Say Assemblymember Liz Ortega Was Misled Into Supporting SIBTF Reforms That Targeted Disabled Californians
January 13, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California Assemblymember Liz Ortega, a prominent labor leader and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, has come under sustained criticism from disability advocates and workers’ compensation attorneys who argue that she was misled — or “hoodwinked,” in their words — into advancing policy proposals that…
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Questions Raised Over 2024 RAND SIBTF Liability Study
January 7, 2026 — An investigation by The Jacobi Journal reports that the RAND Corporation’s 2024 study of California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) may have overstated the fund’s projected unfunded liability by approximately $6.75 billion, or about 632%, compared with the Journal’s recalculated estimate. The RAND study’s headline figure of a $7.9 billion…
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California’s SB 40 Caps Insulin Costs: Key Details for Insurers and Patients
January 5, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Starting January 1, 2026, California implements SB 40, landmark legislation designed to address the state’s ongoing insulin affordability crisis. The law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs for patients covered by large, state-regulated health insurers, limiting a 30-day supply to a $35 copay. Additionally, the suggested retail price…
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California Lawmakers Target Licensing Barriers for Alternative Birth Centers Under AB 55
January 3, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking another step toward reshaping its maternal healthcare framework as lawmakers revisit long-standing regulatory hurdles affecting alternative birth centers. AB 55 (Bonta) focuses on expanding access to licensed, midwife-led birth centers while addressing persistent reimbursement challenges under Medi-Cal—an issue that has limited care options…
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Johnson & Johnson Slapped With $1.5 Billion Talc Verdict in Baltimore Mesothelioma Case
December 31, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A Baltimore jury has delivered one of the most consequential talc-related verdicts of the year, ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.5 billion to a woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of alleged exposure to the company’s talc-based products. According to trial testimony,…
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Punitive Damages Denied in Nursing Home Death Lawsuit After Appeals Court Review
December 29, 2025 | Tallahassee, FL — MedLegalNews.com — A Florida state appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling denying a request to pursue punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a nursing home resident who suffered a rare spinal fracture prior to death. The appellate panel concluded that the evidence presented failed…
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Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Workplace Violence Prevention Rules
January 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California regulators are taking a significant step toward expanding employer responsibilities under the state’s workplace violence prevention framework. Cal/OSHA’s revised draft regulations would clarify and broaden how employers must comply with Labor Code §6401.9, signaling a more aggressive enforcement posture as workplace violence incidents continue to…
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California Strengthens Equal Pay Enforcement With SB 642
January 15, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California continues to lead the nation in workplace equity reforms with the passage of SB 642 (Limón), legislation that significantly expands state equal pay laws. The law broadens key definitions, extends the statute of limitations for wage discrimination claims, and clarifies categories of unlawful pay practices.…
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El Presupuesto 2026 Confirma el Problema Real — y el Fracaso de la Política Pública
El Presupuesto de California 2026–27 no deja espacio para distracciones ni interpretaciones engañosas. El Estado de California ha reconocido formalmente que la falla central del Fondo Fiduciario de Beneficios por Lesiones Subsecuentes (Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, SIBTF) es el retraso: retrasos de años que niegan a trabajadores permanentemente discapacitados el acceso oportuno a los beneficios que la ley les…
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Budget 2026 Confirms the Real Problem—and the Policy Failure
January 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California 2026–27 Budget leaves no room for misdirection. The State of California has formally acknowledged that the central failure of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) is delay—years-long delays that deny permanently disabled workers timely access to benefits they are legally owed. The January…
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Critics Say Assemblymember Liz Ortega Was Misled Into Supporting SIBTF Reforms That Targeted Disabled Californians
January 13, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California Assemblymember Liz Ortega, a prominent labor leader and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, has come under sustained criticism from disability advocates and workers’ compensation attorneys who argue that she was misled — or “hoodwinked,” in their words — into advancing policy proposals that…
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Questions Raised Over 2024 RAND SIBTF Liability Study
January 7, 2026 — An investigation by The Jacobi Journal reports that the RAND Corporation’s 2024 study of California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) may have overstated the fund’s projected unfunded liability by approximately $6.75 billion, or about 632%, compared with the Journal’s recalculated estimate. The RAND study’s headline figure of a $7.9 billion…
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California’s SB 40 Caps Insulin Costs: Key Details for Insurers and Patients
January 5, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Starting January 1, 2026, California implements SB 40, landmark legislation designed to address the state’s ongoing insulin affordability crisis. The law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs for patients covered by large, state-regulated health insurers, limiting a 30-day supply to a $35 copay. Additionally, the suggested retail price…
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California Lawmakers Target Licensing Barriers for Alternative Birth Centers Under AB 55
January 3, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking another step toward reshaping its maternal healthcare framework as lawmakers revisit long-standing regulatory hurdles affecting alternative birth centers. AB 55 (Bonta) focuses on expanding access to licensed, midwife-led birth centers while addressing persistent reimbursement challenges under Medi-Cal—an issue that has limited care options…
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Johnson & Johnson Slapped With $1.5 Billion Talc Verdict in Baltimore Mesothelioma Case
December 31, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A Baltimore jury has delivered one of the most consequential talc-related verdicts of the year, ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.5 billion to a woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of alleged exposure to the company’s talc-based products. According to trial testimony,…
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Punitive Damages Denied in Nursing Home Death Lawsuit After Appeals Court Review
December 29, 2025 | Tallahassee, FL — MedLegalNews.com — A Florida state appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling denying a request to pursue punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a nursing home resident who suffered a rare spinal fracture prior to death. The appellate panel concluded that the evidence presented failed…