Monthly Archives: August 2014


What’s An Apportionment of Your PPD Award?
By Jason Weinstock on August 30, 2014

Forgive me for not explaining the word apportionment sooner in my past blog posts about permanent partial disability awards on Nevada workers’ compensation claims.   It’s a bad word, and it means subtraction from the percentage of impairment.  It the rating doctor writes in his report that he found you have a 10% whole body impairment, … Continue reading What’s An Apportionment of Your PPD Award?

Mark Kabins, M.D., Orthopedic spine surgeon
By Jason Weinstock on August 26, 2014

 Mark Kabins, M.D. spoke to a small group of claimants’ attorneys last week to  talk about treatment of work-related spinal injuries.  Dr. Kabins, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, was a very animated and passionate speaker about  treating injuries  under workers’ compensation  claims. He is a Diplomat of both the American Board of   Orthopedic … Continue reading Mark Kabins, M.D., Orthopedic spine surgeon

Dr. Maureen Mackey Dies
By Jason Weinstock on August 15, 2014

One of the best physicians to care for Nevada’s injured workers died recently following a long battle with cancer. I first met Dr. Maureen Mackey when I was working as an attorney for the State Industrial Insurance System, and she was employed as a physical rehabilitation doctor for the Jean Hanna Clark Rehabilitation Center in … Continue reading Dr. Maureen Mackey Dies


Out-of-State Medical Care for Nevada Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on August 11, 2014

 Nevada has a highly transient population, with people moving in and out of the state frequently, particularly in this volatile economy.  I remember the days when they used to publish the Las Vegas phone book twice a year. (Now no one uses a phone book; we use our smart  phones.)   When an injured worker … Continue reading Out-of-State Medical Care for Nevada Injured Workers