Industry Insights
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Langham: Intent to Injure | 11/08/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Sept. 5, 2019, the New York Appellate Court decided Delacruz v. Village of Freeport. The appeal was from a decision by the Workers' Compensation Board (an administrative appellate review body simil...Read More | |||
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Langham: Costs, Good Faith and Chilling Effect | 10/22/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Florida First District Court of Appeal recently affirmed the imposition of prevailing party costs in Coto v. Univision Sentry Casualty Co. The decision was a per cu...Read More | |||
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Luna: Let the People Choose | 10/03/2019 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I’m continuously inspired by the journeys that leaders in workers’ compensation take on their path to the industry. Such rich, diverse and, in some cases, heartbreaking backgrounds serve as the ideal bedrock for a system that serves people who have been injured on the job —...Read More | |||
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Langham: Discovery in Workers' Compensation | 10/02/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The process of litigation is instigated with a document that seeks something — in criminal law, a civil complaint and in a workers' compensation claim or petition. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Ex Parte Yet Again | 09/20/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Florida First District recently rendered Godwin v. Hillsborough County School Board. The decision discusses two issues that will be familiar to regular readers, ex parte co...Read More | |||
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Luna: Employers, Work Comp Stakeholders Sound Off | 09/16/2019 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The nation’s largest workers’ compensation community came together recently in Dana Point, California, to attend one of the country’s more prominent trade conferences. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Who Should Be in the Room | 07/29/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| WorkCompCentral recently reported "Task Force Members Surprised by Self-Insurers' Contention." The story describes efforts of the Alabama Bar to recommend legisl...Read More | |||
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Langham: Some Marijuana Findings Reconsidered | 07/23/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Recently in Science and Doubt, the credibility of opinions was discussed. I was reminded of that recently when the Associated Press headline proclaimed Medical Pot Law...Read More | |||
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Langham: Labels Matter | 07/05/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In June, the Florida First District Court of Appeal rendered Lafleur v. The Arbor Holding Co. The court reversed the trial judge, citing ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Final or Not? | 06/26/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There is a recurring challenge in Florida workers' compensation: the finality of a "final" order. The topic seemingly frustrates the most seasoned attorneys periodically, and the challenge relates to the nature of workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
