The Chartwell Chronicles: Permanent Disability
An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
Further Restrictions on Vocational Apportionment - As most workers’ compensation practitioners can attest, vocational evidence has seen a resurgence in recent years, as the applicant’s bar attempts to obtain Awards of 100%...more
There are different levels of disability that can result from serious work injuries: temporary partial disability (TPD); permanent partial disability (PPD); permanent total disability (PTD); and fatal injuries. Workers’...more
Ohio law caps damages that can be awarded for pain and suffering (i.e., noneconomic damages) up to $350,000 in tort claims unless a plaintiff can establish that she: (1) sustained a permanent and substantial physical...more
Agricultural Workers Could Be Entitled to Compensation - Agricultural workers who were exposed to the herbicide paraquat and have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may have a claim for financial compensation....more
Most personal injury lawyers have represented clients suffering from the chronic consequences of concussion and musculoskeletal injuries following a rear end collision that caused minimal damage to the vehicles involved. ...more
In Dowdy v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 16-15824, 2018 U.S. App. Lexis 12648 (9th Cir. May 16, 2018), the Ninth Circuit ruled that an accident plan that covers “accidental injury that is the Direct and Sole Cause of a Covered Loss”...more
This brief, practical article presents strategies for challenging claims of permanent injury without relying on a defense expert. Originally published in the Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 2018 Volume 37, Number 1. ...more
The public often expresses outrage at high-dollar verdicts when they reach the six- and seven-figure level. This is understandable in court cases, since only the jury hears all the evidence in a given case and the public is...more
Over 5 million Americans have suffered a traumatic brain injury, or a TBI, and are living with disabilities that range from minor to severe. TBI patients who survive face a lifetime of consequences that affect every aspect of...more