Judge David Langham

David Langham is the Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims for the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims at the Division of Administrative Hearings. He has been involved in workers’ compensation for over 25 years as an attorney, an adjudicator, and administrator. He has delivered hundreds of professional lectures, published numerous articles on workers’ compensation in a variety of publications, and is a frequent blogger on Florida Workers’ Compensation Adjudication. David is a founding director of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary and the Professional Mediation Institute, and is involved in the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) and the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC). He is a vocal advocate of leveraging technology and modernizing the dispute resolution processes of workers’ compensation.

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The Meaning of Legislative Words

• 06/27/17

I have spent a fair portion of my spring reading bills and watching hearings. the 2017 session was lively and interesting. Much of a bill's procession can be seen on a ...
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Waiver and Estoppel

• 06/26/17

Human beings may alter behavior based upon legislative and regulatory consequences. Certainly, the legislative enactment of a fine for speeding may result in slowing ...
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Pennsylvania High Court Magnifies Protz

• 06/22/17

In September 2015, I penned As Florida Waits, Commonwealth Court Holds Pennsylvania Statute Unconstitutional. That reference to Florida waiting for its Supreme ...
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The Opportunity to be Heard is Important

• 06/20/17

The Florida First District Court of Appeal rendered a decision in Jiminez v. United Parcel Services, Case no., 1D16-4959 on June 19, 2017. The case is interesting, ...
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A Move Toward Federal Influence?

• 06/19/17

In 2016, there was a great conversation about American workers' compensation. It included a great many of the thinkers involved in these many systems which cover ...
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A Button Labeled 'Codger Mode'

• 06/15/17

On a recent business trip, I encountered first-hand an "intelligent assist" automatic feature on a rented car. I had read about these features, for anti-collision and ...
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Revisiting the Obligation to Object

• 06/13/17

I received an email regarding a recent post. The post had to do with objecting to procedures, see Wondering Whether to Object. The bottom line of that Ohio case was ...
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Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard

• 06/12/17

A recent Missouri WorkCompCentral story attracted my attention, Court Reverses Order Directing Payment of Attorney Fees Into Attorney's Trust. It reminded me of the ...
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Another OK Court Challenge

• 06/08/17

Oklahoma's workers' compensation system was back in the news recently. WorkCompWire reported that Governor Fallin named Megan Tilly to replace Robert Gilliland ...
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