Industry Insights
Snyder: A True Fairy Tale About Causation | 11/11/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Once upon a time, there was a really big product liability case. Actually, a whole bunch of product liability cases. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Board Holds Oral Arguments in Three Cases | 10/20/2020 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Appeals Board held oral arguments Thursday by videoconference on the topics of an employee’s proper impairment rating, an employer’s right to a medical examination and whether a court properly ruled that a party shoul...Read More | |||
Snyder: The Benefits of Silence | 10/14/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
W-A-I-T: These four letters remind you to ask yourself, "Why am I talking?" Silence is often your most effective negotiation technique. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Remote Mediation Ethics | 09/10/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The COVID-19 pandemic has made many things about our jobs more difficult. And yet, there is a silver lining when it comes to case resolution. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Why Your Cases Aren't Settling | 08/12/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Why aren’t your cases settling? In his book, "How to Talk to Strangers," best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains that we normally DTT — default to truth — when we receive communication. When we default to lies instead of to truth, we undermine our abili...Read More | |||
Snyder: Quarantine Settlements | 07/15/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
You have an opportunity. Right now. While you are working from home. While you are most likely to be able to reach people by telephone and actually engage in a discussion about pending claims. ...Read More | |||
Sandoval: Avoid Standing in the Intervention Line | 06/19/2020 | ||
By: Katherine Sandoval | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
When a person applies for college, there is a possibility of receiving one of three letters: admitted, wait-listed or rejected. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Board Opinion Allows MIRR Evaluation to Proceed | 06/12/2020 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
When a party requests an evaluation from the state Medical Impairment Rating Registry, the opposing party can’t object on the basis that the party manufactured a dispute over the rating by hiring an expert to perform a records review. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Change Your Approach to Change Your Result | 06/10/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Having trouble concentrating? Affected by shelter-in-place orders to contain the COVID-19, overlaid with curfews activated by civil unrest following the death of George Floyd? Join the club. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: A Good Way to Make a Bad Impression | 05/14/2020 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Chances are that before you meet your mediator for the first time, you will submit your mediation brief. Your brief is usually the first opportunity to dazzle the reader with your well-honed points and skillful rhetoric. ...Read More | |||