Industry Insights
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Snyder: Steel Man vs. Straw Man | 07/12/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Most of us have heard of the concept of a straw man argument. Those are the fallacious arguments you can knock over because they distort the premise to make the proponent’s point. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Why Injury Settlements Are Getting More Expensive | 06/21/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Prices keep going up for just about every component of expense, including housing, groceries and medical care. The figure at which your claim will settle is also subject to inflationary pressure. Medical expenses and wages are significant factors in settlement value calculations. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: 3 Things You Can Get in Mediation You Can't Get in a Judgment | 05/11/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Sometimes, parties want something they could never get in a courtroom. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Biases You Don't Know You Have | 04/12/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| At the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, there are two entrance doors to the exhibits, marked "Prejudiced" and "Unprejudiced." ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Whew! Our Jobs Are Still Safe From AI. | 03/15/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| I recently attended a webinar where the speaker stated that as facts emerged in mediation, we would be able on the spot to turn to artificial intelligence for a case evaluation. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: It's All Confidential. Can I Lie? | 02/15/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An important underlying principle of mediation is that communications made in the course of mediation are not admissible in other civil forums. So, is it OK to make stuff up? ...Read More | |||
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Salem: 2022 Appeals Board Opinions, Part 2 | 02/03/2023 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Welcome back to our series on last year’s workers’ compensation appellate opinions. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: 2022 Appeals Board Opinions, Part 1 | 02/02/2023 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board had another busy year in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Your Mediation New Year's Resolution | 01/11/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Nice guys do not finish last. On the contrary, they are more likely to get a satisfactory result. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Health Insurance as an Item of Damage | 11/11/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Future insurance premiums might be a valid component of a settlement evaluation. ...Read More | |||
