In this episode, “Leveraging a Third-Party Action in a Workers’ Compensation Claim,” Christopher Major leads a presentation and discussion on how the strategic risk professional will increase their bargaining power in resolving a workers’ compensation action when a claimant has a civil action pending against an actual tortfeasor. We’ll talk about global resolutions, waiver of reimbursement, and the use of discovery in impacting the workers’ compensation claim.
Major discusses the following:
- The value of strategic coordination when resolving workers’ compensation case sin the presence of a third-party action.
- What risk professionals can do to maximize leverage and obtain amicable resolutions.
- Real life examples of strategic leverage and global settlement.
- How recent case decisions will impact the practice in 2021 and beyond.
This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on September 13, 2021.
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This is the audio feed from Lois Law Firm’s popular webinar training series. Every month the Firm’s attorneys present different topics in workers’ compensation. Meant as a 101 level training course, the attorneys present a fresh take on common issues in workers’ compensation defense.
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