Declarations

A Little THC

“I don’t drink and drive, and I don’t smoke and drive. But my body is completely saturated with THC.”

—Angeline Chilton, a suburban Denver woman who uses medical marijuana to ease multiple sclerosis symptoms and says that while she’d never get behind the wheel right after smoking, she can’t drive unless she smokes pot. Chilton underscores a problem no one’s sure how to solve: How do you tell if someone is too stoned to drive?

Real Time Risk

“The insurance industry has been struggling with how to accurately understand all risk exposures in real time while offering products that serve consumers’ needs.”

—Steve Bochanski, a senior consultant in Towers Watson’s Risk and Financial Services consulting group, which said it has won two U.S. patents for its financial modeling technique designed to help insurance executives statistically sample and better understand and calculate risk exposures in real time.

Not Enough

“He did hook Ciron. Ben solicited Ciron on Facebook. He took advantage of a really nice but naive family.”

—Bryan Fisher, an attorney for Ciron Black, said the former Louisiana State University football player and top NFL prospect is suing his ex-financial planner, Benjamin McConley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for allegedly obtaining an inadequate insurance policy meant to protect the athlete in the event of a career-ending injury. The standout offensive lineman suffered such an injury against Alabama in his senior season in 2009.

Workers’ Comp Feelings

“It is a good feeling when you can be a part of restoring an injured worker to resume his job and make a living for himself and his family. It is also a good feeling when you can be a part of a system that makes the workplace more effective, safe and, hopefully, profitable.”

—Liles B. Williams, chairman of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, an agency that receives reports of more than 11,000 work-related injuries per year.

Topics Workers' Compensation