Industry Insights
| How Do You Litigate? | 04/05/2013 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| According to Merriam-Webster online, the phrase “carpet bomb” was first coined in 1944. Their definition is:1: to drop large numbers of bombs so as to cause uniform devastation over (a given area).2: to bombard repeatedly, widely, or excessively (carpet bomb the country...Read More | |||
| Hawaii: The Worst State? | 03/25/2013 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: HI | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Analysis of data from 1,500 drug toxicology tests performed by Millennium Labs (consulting client) indicates things are pretty bad in Hawaii.Here are some of the “highlights”: Less than 21% of tests were “in full agreement with reported medication...Read More | |||
| Hey Buddy, Can You Spare $1 Million? | 03/13/2013 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Florida Bar News recently featured an article, “Mandatory e-filing in civil cases begins in April.” This article also described how the e-filing Authority Board has “asked the Legislature for $1.1 million to fund a help desk to assist lawyers with e-filing.” Perhaps I am ...Read More | |||
| Home away from Home now Equals Big Bucks in Ill. Workers' Comp | 12/13/2012 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| We sadly announce another unprecedented, gut-wrenching and controversial appellate ruling for Illinois business and the whole defense industry. A problem with the wild expansion of the “traveling employee” concept is we don’t see any true “cure.” We also assure everyone...Read More | |||
| How to Measure what Might Have Been | 10/25/2012 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The most difficult cost savings measurement is calculating the savings gained from what did not happen. Call it cost-avoidance measurement. Some say it cannot be done because if it has not happened, it certainly cannot be measured.However, another point of view says that if placed in the...Read More | |||
| How Many TPAs Have Undisclosed Fee-Sharing Agreements? | 09/19/2012 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Third-party administrators and some insurers may be quietly generating revenue through undisclosed “side agreements” that drive up public and private employers' workers' compensation costs, a report by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller cautioned recently. These side ...Read More | |||
| Hold Off on Appeal Until All Issues Resolved | 08/29/2012 | ||
| By: Joseph R. Needham | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This is a straight-forward holding on a relatively simple issue: Orders remanding cases to an Arbitrator for furtherfactual findings relative to vocational rehabilitation efforts and awards are not final orders, and are not appealable. Period. Stopasking; because the Court cl...Read More | |||
| How a New York Bill Could Increase Workers' Comp Costs | 06/26/2012 | ||
| By: Peter J. Levin | |||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| My first contribution to this site was on pharmaceutical economics in the country of Greece. This time, I’m writing about something closer to home – a workers’ compensation prescription drug bill from the State Senator from Greece, New York.State Senator Joe Robach (R) ...Read More | |||
| Hartwig's Take: The Economy and P&C Insurance | 05/17/2012 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| We're drinking from the firehose that is Bob Hartwig's annual discussion of economic factors affecting the property and casualty industry.His presentation was as usual high energy and entertaining. Example - noting that a Greek default would have little impact on the rest of th...Read More | |||
| Heralding the New 'Dictionary-Driven' Reviewing Courts | 03/30/2012 | ||
| By: Michael J. Danielewicz | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This is the second major ruling we have seen where it appears our reviewing courts are suddenly reviewing, relying upon and citing dictionaries as their leading source for legislative analysis and interpretation. Attorneys on both sides may now starting grabbing for their lexicons when writing appel...Read More | |||
