Industry Insights
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Langham: Reviewing Procedures and Rules | 10/05/2016 | |
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| I have been reviewing various pleadings around the state recently. I have seen some curious items worthy of discussion. Perhaps someone out there can explain them to me. I initially tended to believe that these were odd and exceptional errors, but the frequency suggests that they are not singular...Read More | |||
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Langham: Mediations, Motions and Orders to Show Cause | 09/29/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An interesting conflict can arise with private mediation. As the volume of petitions increases, the availability of state mediators will become increasingly scarce. The state mediators all have discretion in scheduling their calendars. The 28 mediator calendars will become more congested with ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Experts and Fakers | 09/21/2016 | |
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| A recent blog post caught my attention, titled "There's an easy way to tell if you're talking to an expert or a faker." The wo...Read More | |||
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Langham: Judicial Discretion and Statutory Construction at the 'Fair' | 09/14/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Recently, I ran into an insurance professional at a conference. Our discussion turned to the national conversation and this professional's criticism of "prevailing costs." It is not the first criticism I have heard. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Cancer Presumption in Australia | 08/24/2016 | |
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| An opinion piece from Australia recently caught my attention. I have spent a fair amount of time studying workers' compensation presumptions over the years. There is a push recently (some will quibble with how recently, say, the last 30 years) for first responder's cancer to be presumed w...Read More | |||
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Langham: Can I Get a Continuance? | 08/04/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An interesting motion for continuance crossed my desk recently. It was a case in which the employer carrier had moved for a continuance earlier in the year. Now the claimant was seeking a second continuance. The motion was brief and provided little detail or explanation. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Greedy and Stupid in the News | 07/29/2016 | |
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| A California attorney has testified regarding a large workers' compensation scandal. That testimony recently became public and is causing some discussion. His testimony illustrates problems in this industry, driven by greed and poor character. Some will say greed and fraud are old news. Howev...Read More | |||
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Lafarga: Special Presumptions in Workers' Compensation | 07/27/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Not all injured workers are treated equally. Certain employees who risk their lives and health for the public are entitled to presumptions of work-related injury with respect to enumerated medical conditions (Labor Code section 3212, et seq.). ...Read More | |||
| Lynch: On The Passing of Paul Meagher | 07/15/2016 | ||
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| Last week workers’ compensation lost a true professional and I lost a dear friend. I first met Paul Meagher 32 years ago when he was senior counsel for Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) and I was a young guy who thought he had a big idea. The idea was ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Kentucky, Stare Decisis and Noncompliance Standards | 07/13/2016 | |
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| An interesting opinion of the Kentucky Supreme Court came to my attention recently. The May 5, 2016, decision in Halcomb v. American Mining is worthy of a read. But a read is all it is worth, because though the court's lengthy analysis brought closure to this case, it is arguab...Read More | |||
