Industry Insights
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Snyder: Update on How Inflation Reduction Act Affects Settlement | 09/13/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Will the Inflation Reduction Act affect your settlement? A prior post discussed that possibility. A year later, there are developments. ...Read More | |||
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Stevens: How CT Doctrine Undermines Post-Termination Defense | 09/05/2023 | |
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| By: Daniel R. Stevens | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The post-termination defense may seem like a good defense against sketchy cumulative trauma claims, but a closer look at California statutes reveals how the Labor Code undermines that plan of action. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Meet Judge Shaterra Marion | 08/14/2023 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Sometimes, you just know right away when something’s right. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Case I Never Forgot | 08/09/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Decades ago, I worked on a massive product liability case. I was involved on the coverage side rather than the case in chief. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: What's On the Board's Mind? Jurisdiction. | 07/31/2023 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| What’s on your mind right now? The heat, the upcoming elections, the economy? Or maybe you’re thinking about lighter topics, like an upcoming vacation, the fall football season or even “Barbenheimer.” ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Steel Man vs. Straw Man | 07/12/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Most of us have heard of the concept of a straw man argument. Those are the fallacious arguments you can knock over because they distort the premise to make the proponent’s point. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Why Injury Settlements Are Getting More Expensive | 06/21/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Prices keep going up for just about every component of expense, including housing, groceries and medical care. The figure at which your claim will settle is also subject to inflationary pressure. Medical expenses and wages are significant factors in settlement value calculations. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: 3 Things You Can Get in Mediation You Can't Get in a Judgment | 05/11/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Sometimes, parties want something they could never get in a courtroom. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Biases You Don't Know You Have | 04/12/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| At the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, there are two entrance doors to the exhibits, marked "Prejudiced" and "Unprejudiced." ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Whew! Our Jobs Are Still Safe From AI. | 03/15/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| I recently attended a webinar where the speaker stated that as facts emerged in mediation, we would be able on the spot to turn to artificial intelligence for a case evaluation. ...Read More | |||
