Industry Insights
Langham: Fees on Costs | 08/25/2021 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
An interesting subject is adjudicated in Bustos v. Nissan Motor Corp. ...Read More | |||
Langham: Violence, Arising and Course | 08/23/2021 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Much has been written lately regarding a legal foundation in workers' compensation, the compensability test of “arising out of." While the recent state of litigation is largely tied to the reasonably recent appellate decision in Valcourt-Williams v. Sedgwick, the “a...Read More | |||
Langham: Medical Pot Evaluation | 07/06/2021 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Florida 1st District Court of Appeal rendered Jones v. Grace Healthcare on Wednesday. This is the first interpretation dealing with the complex topic of marijuana in ...Read More | |||
Lynch: Nursing Has Always Been Tough, but Now It's Even Harder | 04/26/2021 | ||
By: Tom Lynch | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's incidence rate of work injuries (cases per 10,000 workers) for nurses is 12.7; for all o...Read More | |||
Langham: Medical Mileage and Legislative Lessons | 04/05/2021 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In 1935, workers' compensation came to Florida. We were not among the first to adopt this social safety net; in fact, we were among the very last. We are perhaps forever grateful to have beaten Mississippi to the punch; Mississippi was last in 1948. ...Read More | |||
Luna: Government Dignitaries Praise Ag Community Amid Height of Pandemic | 03/22/2021 | ||
By: Carlos Luna | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
State and federal dignitaries echoed one another during AgSafe’s innovation virtual conference Feb. 15 in vocalizing high praise for America’s agriculture community amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
Langham: Pertinence in Discovery | 03/02/2021 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Discovery can be a tricky subject, even for experienced attorneys. ...Read More | |||
Langham: COVID-19 Litigation Update | 12/02/2020 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The litigation environment for COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 in Florida has not evolved much recently. The latest litigation statistics from mid-November 2020 do not reflect that a significant volume of such claims is entering the litigation process. ...Read More | |||
Langham: A Half-Billion Dollars | 11/20/2020 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The 2019-20 Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims Annual Report is published. It documents that attorney fees in Florida workers' compensation increas...Read More | |||
Langham: The Inconvenient Forum | 11/04/2020 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Ohio Supreme Court addressed workers' compensation in September 2020 in Crown Services v. Miami Valley Paper Tube. It is an interesting opinion because it addresses what we refer to ...Read More | |||