When I was little, they called me "Sandy" for a period of time. A select few, who thought it was "cute." By the time I was nine, my assertive, aggressive qualities kicked in, and I would have none of it, this "Sandy" business... Read More
This post is a salute to Andy Carmine, who recently made partner at Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, which represents a collection of talented lawyers and some of my favorite people. I told Andy that I wanted his next IAB decision for the blog,... Read More
You have to hand it to my partner Tim Lengkeek. He gets sexy cases from a litigation standpoint-many of his clients have serious if not catastrophic injury (and some of them are even dead). And today's case involves a traumatic brain injury as the... Read More
At the risk of being accused of overstating the situation, all I can say is it's the end of an era. I am reminded of Second Corinthians 5:17: "The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." I think this is a Second Corinthians moment... Read More
Today I bring you what Walt Schmittinger affectionately calls “Act 2 of what I presume will be a 3 Act play.” It is the appeal decision in the Guardado case that we have all been waiting for. For the back story, check my blog entry of 4/10... Read More
So fresh off the revelry of the Holland Workers Compensation Inn of Court and coming down from the sugar high created by cheesecake on parade, I hear from my dear one, Walt Schmittinger. And while I applaud Walt for his timely sharing of an IAB ruling... Read More
In my post of 10/25/11, titled "Reversal of Fortune" , I announced the Delaware Supreme Court decision in Watson v. Wal-Mart , and expressed a number of concerns, along with some commentary from fellow members of the work comp bar, as to whether... Read More