Industry Insights
Snyder: The One Word to Keep Negotiation Going | 06/15/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
How do you react when your negotiating opponent says something completely outlandish? Some negotiators walk out. Some blow up, screaming invective. Some stoop to insult. In short, they do everything but negotiate. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: N.E.E.D.: Notice Everything Energizing Deciders | 05/11/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Assessing your case from your side’s point of view is critical, but it won’t get you far if you don’t pay attention to your opponent’s needs as well. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Board Considers Noncompliance, Letters to Experts | 05/05/2022 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board released an opinion Monday, reiterating the fairly well-settled parameters of medical noncompliance in the Workers’ Compensation Law. The decision also held that trial judges have an obligation to scrutinize letters seeking expert opinio...Read More | |||
Snyder: The Adjusters' and Lawyers' Remote Mediation Secret | 04/13/2022 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
COVID-19 changed our lives in oh-so-many ways. Courthouses and government buildings shut, and we were forced to suddenly embrace virtual platforms like Zoom, GoToMeeting, WebEx and Microsoft Teams. ...Read More | |||
Siefkes: The Venue Advantage: Trials Return to the WCAB | 04/08/2022 | ||
By: William R. Siefkes | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It is the evening before trial — a trial you have been preparing for and have anticipated for months. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: CMS' New Approach to MSAs | 03/09/2022 | ||
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 | |||
Snyder: What Is the Truth? | 02/09/2022 | ||
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 | |||
Snyder: New Law Expands Damages | 01/12/2022 | ||
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 | |||
Snyder: 'Twas the Night Before Mediation | 12/16/2021 | ||
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 | |||
Switzer: Second Verse, Same as the Rest | 12/06/2021 | ||
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 | |||