Industry Insights
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Switzer: Looking Back on 2020 | 12/29/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Salem: Employer Can't Be Ordered to Pay Attorneys' Fees on Unpaid Medical Bills | 12/01/2020 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Snyder: A True Fairy Tale About Causation | 11/11/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Once upon a time, there was a really big product liability case. Actually, a whole bunch of product liability cases. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Board Holds Oral Arguments in Three Cases | 10/20/2020 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Appeals Board held oral arguments Thursday by videoconference on the topics of an employee’s proper impairment rating, an employer’s right to a medical examination and whether a court properly ruled that a party shoul...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Benefits of Silence | 10/14/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| W-A-I-T: These four letters remind you to ask yourself, "Why am I talking?" Silence is often your most effective negotiation technique. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Remote Mediation Ethics | 09/10/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The COVID-19 pandemic has made many things about our jobs more difficult. And yet, there is a silver lining when it comes to case resolution. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Why Your Cases Aren't Settling | 08/12/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Why aren’t your cases settling? In his book, "How to Talk to Strangers," best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains that we normally DTT — default to truth — when we receive communication. When we default to lies instead of to truth, we undermine our abili...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Quarantine Settlements | 07/15/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You have an opportunity. Right now. While you are working from home. While you are most likely to be able to reach people by telephone and actually engage in a discussion about pending claims. ...Read More | |||
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Sandoval: Avoid Standing in the Intervention Line | 06/19/2020 | |
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| By: Katherine Sandoval | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When a person applies for college, there is a possibility of receiving one of three letters: admitted, wait-listed or rejected. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Board Opinion Allows MIRR Evaluation to Proceed | 06/12/2020 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When a party requests an evaluation from the state Medical Impairment Rating Registry, the opposing party can’t object on the basis that the party manufactured a dispute over the rating by hiring an expert to perform a records review. ...Read More | |||
