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What Went Right? Recovery after a workplace injury develops through changes in function, capacity, confidence, routine, and independence. An injured employee may move from being completely off work to completing a modified schedule. A lifting […]

Back to Claims School Clay Clark has spent decades in civil litigation learning what happens when timing, strategy, and human behavior intersect. He is a partner with Clark, May, Price, Lawley & Paul, LLC in […]

ICYMI Those familiar with workers' compensation know that fee schedules make a difference in costs -- and certainty regarding them. So, it's probably not surprising that 46 jurisdictions have nonhospital fee schedules. But what happens […]

What Went Right? Workers’ compensation has developed an extraordinary vocabulary for failure. We measure lost time, litigation, reserves, delayed reporting, disability duration, medical costs, missed appointments, and unsuccessful return-to-work efforts. When an outcome falls short […]

Back to Claims School A workers’ compensation settlement can resolve the active claim even when medical needs continue for years. Future care may include medication, office visits, injections, therapy, diagnostic testing, surgery, or medical equipment […]

Back to Claims School Patrick J. Sodoro has spent his career helping insurance carriers, employers, and their insureds navigate claims, litigation, trials, and appeals with a clear understanding of both the legal and practical stakes […]

Back to Claims School An occupational disease claim often begins without a clear date of injury. Symptoms may develop gradually after repeated exposure to noise, chemicals, dust, physical demands, or other workplace conditions. The employee […]

Case File While an insurer included handwritten notations on two memoranda of payment identifying concurrent employment wages, the New Hampshire Supreme Court found the notations insufficient to constitute notice of a potential claim against the […]