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Tort Reform Issues in Georgia

Georgia now has the privilege of being the No. 1 Judicial Hellhole according to the American Tort Reform Foundation. Included are a few of the current hot button issues.

Law Alert: One Foot Out The Door: Proposed FTC Rule Seeks To Outlaw Non-Compete Clauses

Chartell Law's Outline of SB-2A

Florida Property Insurance Law Update

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation and Holiday Party Injuries

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Announces Increases in 2023 Pennsylvania Statewide Average Weekly Wage and Compensation Rate Schedule

Denying Medical Bills: New Guidance From the Courts or More Confusion?

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of "Employee"

New Jersey Workers' Compensation

New Jersey Appellate Decision Based on the Workers’ Compensation Premises Rule

NJ Workers' Compensation

How the Rebuttable Presumption Influences COVID-19  Workers’ Compensation Claims in New Jersey

Workers' Compensation

Commonwealth Court Agrees Benefits Should Be Terminated When Defendant’s Medical Expert Does Not Specifically Address Accepted Injury

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Decision Impacts Impairment Rating Evaluator's Ability to Change the Scope of Work-Related Injuries

PA Workers' Compensation

Where Are We Now in a Post-Lorino World?

PA Workers' Compensation

The New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act: Thoughts on How Recent Cases Interpret and Define the Contours of the Act

APPORTIONMENT OF FAULT COMING BACK TO GEORGIA

New York Legislation Could Impact Pending Wrongful Death Litigation

NY Law Alert

Florida Insurance Reform Law SB-2D Approved

Chartwell Law Outlines SB-2D

Notable Developments in Insurance Bad Faith and What It Means For Insurers

Injury of Employee Volunteering at an Employer-Sponsored Event Is Ruled Compensable

Workers' Compensation

NY Legislature Amends CIDA, Lessening a Defendant's Insurance Disclosure Obligations Under the Act

New York Law Alert

A Look at Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Possible Effects on Workers’ Compensation Claims

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

Marijuana in the Workplace: Uncertainty and Risks for Employers

New Jersey

Pennsylvania Requires Use of Revised Workers’ Compensation Bureau Form

Workers' Compensation

United States Supreme Court Issues Rulings Limiting President Biden's Vaccine Mandates

Employment Law

Locking Down on Protracted Healing Periods

New York Workers' Compensation

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Recent Analysis of the Traveling Employee Doctrine and Workers’ Compensation Liability

Workers' Compensation

The Seriousness of Texting and Emailing During Depositions

Pennsylvania 2022 Statewide Average Weekly Wage Rate Schedule to be Announced on December 11, 2021

Workers' Compensation

Pennsylvania Employers – Now is a Good Time to Review Your Post-Injury Drug Testing Policies and Procedures

Workers' Compensation

Should Immigration Status be Considered When Evaluating a Florida Workers’ Compensation Claim for Potential Permanent Total Disability?

Workers' Compensation

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19

Employment Law

Florida Court Rules Documents Contained Within an Underwriting or Claims File are Protected Work Product

Pennsylvania Employers Beware: Violations of the Medical Marijuana Act May Result in Private Civil Lawsuits

Employment Law

Treating Physician vs. Hired Expert: Is the Tide Turning in New Jersey?

Whose Employee Is It Anyway: PEOs and Workers' Compensation Liability in New York

Workers' Compensation

Employer Vaccination Mandates: Are They Legal?

Including a Love Letter with a Real Estate Bid May Expose Brokers to Discrimination Lawsuits

Real Estate

The Important Role of Nurse Case Managers in Workers’ Compensation Medical Case Management

Maryland

Can We Win the Comp Pain Game of Whack-a-Mole?

Florida Senate Bill 76 Signed Into Law

A Look at Fifth Amendment Rights in a Workers’ Compensation Case

Florida Wokers' Compensation

A Change of Season Often Brings Out Unique Workers’ Compensation Coverage Questions

Tennessee Workers' Compensation

Disclosure of Issues Not Readily Observable to a Buyer

Legal Issues for Real Estate Professionals

Philadelphia Says No to Pre-Employment Drug Screenings for Most Employers

Employment Law

Shoplifter Profiling: Is It a Preventive Tool or Racism at Play?

A Retailer’s Guide to Protecting Customer Data

Can Act 111 Be Applied Retroactively to Impairment Rating Evaluations Prior to Its Passage in 2018?

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

South Carolina Court Rules Death Was Work-Related and Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits Are Payable to Beneficiary’s

Workers' Compensation

In Light of Whitmoyer, Have Third Party Settlement Agreements Radically Changed?

Workers' Compensation

Supreme Court of New Jersey Affirms Appellate Court’s Medical Marijuana Decision

Workers' Compensation

Plaintiff Maintains Initial Burden of Proof to Establish Causation in Hurricane Irma Claims

Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation