For Life, Not for Eternity

• 04/12/19
• Judge David Langham

On February 25, 2019 the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rendered an interesting decision in Yovino, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools v. Rizo, 586 U.S. ____ (2019); No. 18–272. ...
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Does the FDA’s Interest in Compounding Medications Mean They Will be Included in WCMSAs in the Future?

• 04/11/19
• Jean S. Goldstein

Last week Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner, Anna Abram issued a statement on new 2019 efforts to improve the quality of compounded drugs. The ...
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Personal Comfort? Testing Compensability

• 04/08/19
• Judge David Langham

On November  4, 2016 Judge Wil Condry issued a summary Final Order in the case of Valcourt-Williams v. Sedgwick Claims Management. On April 5, 2019 the Florida First District Court of Appeal ...
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Further Remarks on the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Opt-Out Bill (That May Be Going Away)

• 04/05/19
• Michael C. Duff

While rumor has it the Arkansas opt-out bill, Download Ark Opt Out Bill (002), does not have time to be enacted into law, it has nevertheless provided me with a wonderful opportunity to get a look into the ...
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The End of a Relationship

• 04/05/19
• Judge David Langham

The more intense the relationship, the more intense perhaps its dissolution. I have been fortunate to never practice family law, but I have heard many stories from attorneys and judges. There is an intensity ...
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Arkansas Reviving Frankenstein's Monster -- the Return of Workers' Compensation Opt-Out

• 04/05/19
• Michael C. Duff

I've just caught wind today that a bill, SB673, has been filed in the current Arkansas legislative session that would (as far as I can tell on first inspection) revive the workers' compensation ...
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A Lawyer's Analogy

• 04/04/19
• Judge David Langham

I recently had a chance to talk to an old lawyer acquaintance, J. Horace Middlemier, III. He is a sometimes curious practitioner who tends to bring me perspectives that are interesting and thought provoking. ...
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Rousmaniere: The 250K Most Important Injuries

• 04/03/19
• Peter Rousmaniere

Return to work is not a neutral concept. The premise of the workers’ comp system is that we make injured workers whole. That means restoring capacity to earn an income. which leads to targeting a ...
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Technology Impacting Judging

• 04/02/19
• Judge David Langham

There has been mention on this blog of the coming age of the robots. There are those who see technology invading our workplaces and changing the nature of, or even existence of, occupations and ...
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