The following blog article is published with the permission of guest blogger, Judge David Langham.  It was originally published on Judge Langham’s
blog, Florida Workers’ Comp Adjudication. 

 
Chevy Chase played Ty Webb in the 1980 classic “Caddyshack.” A…

 
At least, that was the opinion of the Alabama AG on February 3, 2003.  A few months prior to that, President Bush announced the National Smallpox Vaccination Program, a smallpox vaccination plan that would, in phases, vaccinate a significant…

 
Effective January 1, 2021, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama will be 56.0 cents per mile, a 1.5 cent decrease from 2020.

 
On December 21, 2020 the Alabama Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 9 which extended its previous orders concerning workers’ compensation and taking witness testimony remotely during the pandemic.  This means that the following rules will be in effect…

 
On December 11, 2020, the Alabama Supreme Court rendered a decision finding that collateral estoppel does not violate the constitutional right to a
trial by jury. This finding was based on a review of a Motion for Summary Judgment…

 
Membership in the AWCO offers several professional and social opportunities annually to interact with other workers’ compensation professionals. Usually, the highlight of the year is the annual AWCO Spring Conference where its members come together for two days of…

 
We make no bones about it; this is one of the stranger stories to be posted on the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Blawg.  It was recently reported by WorkersCompensation.com that one of the world’s leading hip and knee experts began…