Industry Insights
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Burk: A Guide to Interrogatories and Their Importance in the Workers' Compensation Practice | 08/31/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Under NJAC 12:235-3.8, interrogatories are allowed in the following types of cases without motion (meaning, neither party is required to file a motion for leave to serve interrogatories with the court): dependency cases (see NJAC 12:235-3.8(a)), re-opener cases (see ...Read More | |||
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Burk: A Practitioner's Glossary of Workers' Compensation Shorthand | 07/29/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A reader reached out asking about the terms and abbreviations often used in the workers’ compensation practice. Following is a glossary of these abbreviations and phrases often used (listed generally in the order in which they may appear as a case progresses). ...Read More | |||
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Burns: Removing a QME for Bias | 07/27/2022 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Defendants in the California workers’ compensation system tend to become accustomed to medical-legal reports that don’t go their way. Sometimes this takes several years, but it can often occur sooner. ...Read More | |||
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Burk: Section 20 Settlements Versus Orders Approving Settlement | 07/01/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Our clients often ask great questions regarding settlements in New Jersey workers’ compensation, particularly regarding the two types of settlements — orders approving settlement and Section 20/full and final — and the differences between them. This post provides examp...Read More | |||
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Barrios: Bringing COVID-19 Home to Your Spouse | 06/09/2022 | |
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| By: Brigget Barrios | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There is no question that COVID-19 altered our existence as humans. Worldwide, the pandemic has touched all aspects of daily life. It is not surprising, then, that we are still seeing the ripple effects in the California workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Burk: Advice to Employers in Dealing With Dependency, Lifetime Benefits | 06/03/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What happens if an employee dies during the pendency of the open and ongoing workers’ compensation claim? The answer to this depends on a few factors. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: Job Abandonment and Off-Premises Injuries | 04/25/2022 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the post-COVID workplace or job, particularly in states such as California, where there is a heavy technology industry, it is expected that remote work and hybrid workplace injuries will become more common as the economy readjusts. ...Read More | |||
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Byrne: It's Complicated | 02/23/2022 | |
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| By: Sarah Byrne | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The state Workers' Compensation Appeals Board heard arguments recently in Love v. Love Management Inc. to decide whether the trial court erred when it denied the insurer a continuance a...Read More | |||
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Bishop: Pay Attention to Flawed Studies in QME Reports | 11/09/2021 | |
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| By: David M. Bishop | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When reviewing panel qualified medical evaluator reports, it’s common for practitioners to gloss over the “research” section despite the fact that the respective doctor is relying on said research to come to the conclusion with the respect to causation, nature, extent and a...Read More | |||
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Burns: Avoiding Additional QME Panels | 06/25/2021 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| One of the most common complaints that arise in the life of a workers' compensation case, from a defense perspective, is applicants requesting additional QME panels. ...Read More | |||
