Industry Insights
Salem: Board Considers Noncompliance, Letters to Experts | 05/05/2022 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board released an opinion Monday, reiterating the fairly well-settled parameters of medical noncompliance in the Workers’ Compensation Law. The decision also held that trial judges have an obligation to scrutinize letters seeking expert opinio...Read More | |||
Snyder: The Adjusters' and Lawyers' Remote Mediation Secret | 04/13/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
COVID-19 changed our lives in oh-so-many ways. Courthouses and government buildings shut, and we were forced to suddenly embrace virtual platforms like Zoom, GoToMeeting, WebEx and Microsoft Teams. ...Read More | |||
Siefkes: The Venue Advantage: Trials Return to the WCAB | 04/08/2022 | ||
By: William R. Siefkes | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It is the evening before trial — a trial you have been preparing for and have anticipated for months. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: CMS' New Approach to MSAs | 03/09/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Ten years ago, the LexisNexis Legal Newsroom for Workers' Compensation Law published my article “Four Reasons to Avoid the CMS Approval Process for MSAs.” You can find an abstract of that article on my ...Read More | |||
Snyder: What Is the Truth? | 02/09/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Many lawyers and claims professionals say the litigation process is a search for truth. They will swear allegiance to a jury’s ability to ferret out the truth from conflicting evidence. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: New Law Expands Damages | 01/12/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We are all aware that COVID restrictions disrupted the ability of civil litigants to get a speedy trial. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: 'Twas the Night Before Mediation | 12/16/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
'Twas the night before mediation And all through the firm Not a creature was stirring, Not even a worm ...Read More | |||
Switzer: Second Verse, Same as the Rest | 12/06/2021 | ||
By: Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We’ve tried this once before. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is a well-known phrase. ...Read More | |||
Switzer: In Re: Accurate, Quality Court Interpretation | 11/18/2021 | ||
By: Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation’s annual educational conference took place two weeks ago and always produces several hidden gems. One that I found most intriguing was the session on interpretation. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: New ABA Ethics Opinion Addresses Use of Interpreters | 11/10/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
On Oct. 6, the American Bar Association published Formal Opinion 500, Language Access in the Client-Lawyer Relationship. ...Read More | |||