Industry Insights
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Shabestari: Addressing Venue in Work Comp Claims | 04/11/2025 | |
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| By: Shahram B. Shabestari | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Venue is usually one of the earliest issues that needs to be assessed at the outset of workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Do You Trust Your Mediator? | 04/09/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Settlement requires compromise. Teddy Snyder...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Importance of Taking Notes | 03/17/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Before you engage in any negotiation, you need to prepare by understanding the issues from your point of view and your opponent’s. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How Negotiation Is Like Art Forgery | 03/14/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A big interest of mine is art theft and art forgery. Experts estimate that 20%-50% of the art in the world’s major art museums and on the commercial art market is fake. How could this be? ...Read More | |||
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Stith: States With the Most Opportunity to Improve Care for Injured Workers | 02/14/2025 | |
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| By: Jay Stith | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| We’ve been getting many questions about the Health Strategy Associates Workers’ Comp Facility Assessment Tool. One that’s come up a few times is how big a “lift” payers and injured workers can realistically expect by changing facilities. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Magic Words for Successful Mediation | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I recently read "Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way," by Johan Berger. The book does not specifically target legal disputes, but here are some suggestions based on my interpretation of some of his conclusions. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How Inertia, Delays and Deadlines Affect Your Settlement | 01/15/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Parties are often surprised by how long it takes to resolve claims. It doesn’t have to be this way. While some causes are beyond participants’ control, parties can proactively take control of the claim to hasten resolution. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: What We've Learned in 4 Years of Remote Video Mediation | 12/11/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| In October 2000, I created a presentation for Continuing Education of the Bar entitled "Quelling Fear of Video Mediation." Since then, mediators and participants have become mor...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Minor Injury Blows Up Again | 11/13/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: IA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Though there are a number of points of differentiation, a new opinion from the Iowa Court of Appeals again demonstrates the value of settling and getting out early. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Five Ethical Guideposts for Negotiation Success | 10/11/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Despite a continuing plea for civility from pretty much every professional quarter, many parties come to mediation with a Rambo mentality. Keeping certain ethical guideposts in mind is a better way to efficiently settle. ...Read More | |||
