Publications
Including Settled Defendants on a Verdict Sheet: A Reminder that No Assumptions Are Allowed
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Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.
A Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Approval of a Section 20 Settlement Can Be Contingent on a Petitioner’s Live Testimony
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Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.
Caution: The Potential Quagmire of Unwanted Arbitration Clauses Are Often Buried in the Details
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Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.
Failure to Join Both Property Owners Leads to Case Dismissal
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Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Loosens Venue Rules Further
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Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.
Policies Alone Fall Short: Establishing a Standard of Care and Duty Requires More Than Internal Procedures
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Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2023
1. Supreme Court holds an employer or workers’ compensation carrier may assert a subrogation lien against an employee’s recovery of benefits under an employer-purchased UIM policy, overruling its own precedent, Simendinger v.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN FLORIDA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2023
1. Death benefits under Chapter 112 (Firefighter’s cancer diagnosis).
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW JERSEY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2023
1. The Appellate Division addresses the abuse of workers’ compensation judges’ discretion in awarding fees, costs and penalties.Garzon v. Morris Cnty. Golf Club, No. A-1100-21 (App. Div. Dec. 23, 2022)
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2023
1. An application for Fee Review is not premature on the basis that treatment is not related to the work injury where a Utilization Review Request has not been filed.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.