Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: U.S. Top Court to Rule on California Arbitration Agreement Limits. Supreme Court Declines Another Vaccine Mandate Review. WCJ Awards S&W Benefits Against State Agency in Fatality Case. Drugmakers Settle Price-Fixing California Class Actions for $10M. EDD Detects Wave of Health Provider Credentials Fraud. Farm Labor Contractor Charged With $1.8 M Premium Fraud. Public Self-Insured Claims Decline – But Cost of Claims Increase. 2022 Ballot Initiatives Resurrect Malpractice “Tort Wars”. Pfizer Buys Pharma Rival Arena In All-Cash $6.7 Billion Deal. Among County Workers – O.C. Sheriffs Have More COVID Claims.