Industry Insights
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Gelman: Daylight Saving and Workplace Injuries | 03/12/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 1 | |||
| Most people in the United States look forward to daylight saving time every spring. We lose an hour of sleep but gain an extra hour of sunshine in the evening. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Work-Related Knee Injury Can Constitute a Disability Under ADA | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers’ compensation injuries may lead to coverage under the Americans With Disabilities Act. ...Read More | |||
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Ginther: Third-Party Claims Don't Have to Be Confusing | 02/26/2025 | |
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| By: Scot A. Ginther | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Understanding the importance of subrogation strategies on third-party claims can save defendants in the workers’ compensation system large sums of money. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Attempt to Inflate Jury Award by Comp Lien Rejected | 12/27/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| In a recent New Jersey appellate decision, the court addressed an interesting intersection of personal injury law, workers' compensation and jury verdict interpretation. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Contractor Cuts Corners, Risks Worker Lives | 12/16/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| In a stark reminder of workplace safety, New Jersey contractor Jose Correa has pleaded guilty to a serious environmental crime that endangered construction workers in ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Legal Help Boosts Workers' Compensation Benefits | 12/09/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A recent study about the impact of legal representation on workers' compensation benefits found that having an attorney representing an injured worker increases benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Recusal and Essential Employee Rights | 11/27/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The recent New Jersey Appellate Division decision in Amato v. Township of Ocean School District offers crucial insights into two important legal principles: judicial recusal and ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Legislation Increases Counsel Fees to 25% | 08/23/2024 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| On Thursday, acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari signed legislation increasing counsel fees for petitioners’ attorneys, from 20% to 25%. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Key Lessons and Future Steps for COVID-19 Response | 08/02/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The "Independent Review of New Jersey’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic," conducted by Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, is a comprehensive review that evaluates New Jersey’s preparedness, response and lessons learned during the pandemic. It also...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Medical Evidence Falls Short | 07/29/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A workers’ compensation medical report was insufficient to establish a direct causal link between an accident and an alleged concussion and subsequent stroke, precluded from admission by a federal court in a personal injury case. ...Read More | |||
