In January, 2022, CMS created an uproar when it published Version 3.5 of its Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Reference Guide stating that it would essentially ignore “non-submit” or “evidence-based” Medicare Set-Aside allocations:
Unless an MSA is submitted and approved, CMS
The litigation section of the California Lawyers Association recently published this bon mot:
“Mediators are expected to play the role of ‘Devil’s advocate,’ questioning the strength or viability of the various legal arguments being asserted by parties and/or their counsel.
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.
Now that restrictions are lifting, many of us don’t want to go
[The guest post is authored by Veddant Majumdar, fifth year law student at Amity Law School, Delhi, GGSIP University] Introduction The demand for codification of emergency arbitration has created a frenzy in the international arbitration jurisprudence, owing to the numerous
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If you are interested in becoming a civil/business mediator, I am teaching the basic 40-Hour Civil Mediation Training Course in June 2022. This course covers the training qualification for admission to the New Jersey Superior Court roster. Because of the
Know anyone who would benefit from better legal marketing with less stress? A lot of lawyers have great ideas about how to market their practice, but then they get busy and never follow through. The Lawyers Marketing Journal is a guided
We are all aware that COVID restrictions disrupted the ability of civil litigants to get a speedy trial. In some cases, the plaintiff died waiting for trial. Though the action survived, upon the death of the plaintiff, non-economic damages were
Many lawyers and claims professionals say that 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. And yet, more than 90% of all cases settle.
Effective January 1, 2022, amended California Code of Civil Procedure §1001 expands restrictions on confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements.
Previous law barred such clauses in agreements settling filed civil or administrative actions alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment. Only the