Industry Insights
Sepulveda: Two New COVID-19 Presumption Laws Enacted | 05/19/2021 | ||
By: Myla Sepulveda | |||
State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
New legislation affecting health care and frontline workers sets forth a different exposure standard for each affected group to establish an occupational disease presumption. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Was King Solomon Right? | 05/13/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
Pretty much everyone knows the Bible story about King Solomon. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Panel Adopts Appeals Board's Opinion in TDD Case | 04/15/2021 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order declining to review a case where a Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel had adopted an Appeals Board opinion in whole. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: COVID Is Messing This Up, Too | 04/07/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Due to the pandemic, very few cases are being tried. Reports from the legal community indicate that the absence of an imminent trial date is inducing parties to put off settlement as well. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Why It's Almost Always Better to Settle | 03/10/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
LaQuan Tremell Taylor’s injuries were horrific. The 27-year-old veteran was robbed, carjacked and shot in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Are You Serious? | 02/10/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The No. 1 predictor of mediation success is whether the participants have come with a seriousness of purpose. They understand that mediation is their best chance to avoid delay and expense, not to mention a bad result. They have readied themselves to settle the case. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Remote Mediation for Non-English Speakers | 01/13/2021 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
You’re ready for your remote video mediation. Everyone has the latest version of the technology and knows how to join. You rehearsed with your client; maybe you did a practice session with the mediator. You submitted the mediation confidentiality form and contact form. Now you can concentra...Read More | |||
Salem: Let's Ban Some Words | 01/06/2021 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
When you grow up the daughter of an English teacher alongside six siblings who all earned a degree in one form or another in English, well, you become a grammar nerd, whether or not you like it. ...Read More | |||
Switzer: Looking Back on 2020 | 12/29/2020 | ||
By: Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Winter is here and just a few days remain in the year. Much has been said about 2020, and understandably the theme overall has ranged from disappointment to sorrow. It’s been a year for reflection and re-evaluating priorities. As a court, we strived to stay positive and focused on our ...Read More | |||
Salem: Employer Can't Be Ordered to Pay Attorneys' Fees on Unpaid Medical Bills | 12/01/2020 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Last week, the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board held that, under Section 50-6-226(a)(1), an employer can’t be liable for attorneys' fees based on the amount of medical expenses a court orders it to pay. ...Read More | |||