Workers' Compensation Academy: The Best Offense Can Be a Good Defense – Part 2

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Weber Gallagher Workers' Compensation Attorneys Joe Borucki and Vanessa Mendelewski examine several tactical and litigation strategies to help create a strong defense when dealing with workers' compensation claims in New Jersey. In the second half of this two-part episode, they review why the facts of the cases are essential when forming a defense. Joe and Vanessa then delve into why major and minor deviations are important. They look at several other defenses available to respondents including, horseplay, workplace assault, and the See more +
Weber Gallagher Workers' Compensation Attorneys Joe Borucki and Vanessa Mendelewski examine several tactical and litigation strategies to help create a strong defense when dealing with workers' compensation claims in New Jersey. In the second half of this two-part episode, they review why the facts of the cases are essential when forming a defense. Joe and Vanessa then delve into why major and minor deviations are important. They look at several other defenses available to respondents including, horseplay, workplace assault, and the intoxication of the worker. A few other items they will discuss include causal relationships and wage/rate issues. Throughout the second part of this episode, they will review what information is important when formulating a defense, why it's essential and how they use it in their practice. See less -
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