Industry Insights
Snyder: Public Benefit Rules Have Changed, but It Might Not Make a Difference | 04/12/2024 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In July 2022, I alerted readers about a new Medi-Cal eligibility law, California Welfare and Institutions Code §14005.62, which removed the asset limit test. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there is no asset limit. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Litigation Guidelines Should Define Four Settlement Triggers | 04/10/2024 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Civil litigators tend to observe certain guideposts as mediation triggers, such as the closing of discovery, setting of a trial date, or an order from the court to use mediation. Because about 95% of civil cases settle before trial, mediation is the norm for almost every area of civil ...Read More | |||
Switzer: Important Change Coming Soon | 03/21/2024 | ||
By: Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
Beginning Monday, all mediations in cases pending before the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims will conclude with the issuance of a dispute certification notice. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: How Thorough Do You Have to Be? | 03/14/2024 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Scientists test every theory before they publish a paper of their results. The experimentation process can be long and expensive. Thankfully, you don’t have to go through that. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Applying the Scientific Method to Case Resolution | 03/13/2024 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
You undoubtedly studied the scientific method in school. You may have even applied it to sophisticated experimentation. Think about how to use that approach for case evaluation and resolution now. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Get the Best Deal for Your Client | 02/14/2024 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
By the time parties get to settlement discussions, they are often exhausted. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Top Appellate Decisions of 2023, Part 2 | 02/02/2024 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
Welcome back. Jane Salem In the&nbs...Read More | |||
Salem: Top Appellate Decisions of 2023, Part 1 | 02/01/2024 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
Usually, I begin a new year with a recap of every workers’ compensation appellate opinion (except the memoranda) of the past year from the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel and the Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Balancing the Scales of Justice | 01/10/2024 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
We’re all familiar with the symbol: Lady Justice carrying the balance scales. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Court May Order Benefits Even When Declaratory Action Is Pending | 12/29/2023 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
Parties to a workers’ compensation lawsuit don’t have to wait for a judgment from a collateral court before the workers’ compensation judge can order a party to furnish benefits. ...Read More | |||