Industry Insights
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Snyder: CMS' New Approach to MSAs | 03/09/2022 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Snyder: What Is the Truth? | 02/09/2022 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Snyder: New Law Expands Damages | 01/12/2022 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Snyder: 'Twas the Night Before Mediation | 12/16/2021 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Switzer: Second Verse, Same as the Rest | 12/06/2021 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Switzer: In Re: Accurate, Quality Court Interpretation | 11/18/2021 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Snyder: New ABA Ethics Opinion Addresses Use of Interpreters | 11/10/2021 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Smythe: The Pros and Cons of Working Remotely | 10/21/2021 | |
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| By: Lee Ann Smythe | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March of 2020, the landscape of employment was changed drastically and forever. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Three Reasons Honest Witnesses Tell False Stories | 09/15/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many cases turn on the recollection of “percipient” or “occurrence” witnesses. These are people who used their senses to see or hear relevant evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Board Affirms Opinion on Reasonable Necessity of Treatment | 08/16/2021 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board released an opinion Aug. 6 affirming a trial court decision that a proposed treatment is reasonable and necessary when the treating physicians, who examined the injured worker, recommended it. ...Read More | |||
