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Solving the Med-Mal Riddle Through Co-Mediation
December 09, 2015Michael Giordano talks about medical malpractice, "health courts," and aspects of co-mediation from a board-certified physician / attorney's perspective. In Nov...
Commissioner's Decision on Compensability: Is it Binding on an ERISA Plan's Assertion of an Equitable Lien by Agreement in Connecticut?
June 30, 2014In a this quarterly publication, presented by the Connecticut Bar Association, Joel Faxon examines ERISA. The specific issue at hand is: a Commissioner may dismiss medical treat...
The Safety Report
September 01, 2013This quarter's Safety Report focuses on thecomplexity of Alzheimer's, the rise of the drug Molly, and the advent of one of our favorite topics—the 'Fun Run.' Read also ...
The Safety Report
June 01, 2013This quarter's Safety Report explores the new war on prescription drugs, youth sports and safety, and the low down on the HPV vaccine. Also ...
The Safety Report
April 01, 2013Autism among school-age children is explored in this quarter's issue of The Safety Report. ...
The Safety Report
January 01, 2013This quarter's Safety Report focuses on everything you ever wanted to know about product safety. ...
The Safety Report
September 01, 2012This quarter's Safety Report focuses on the rise of concussions in team sports and ponders an interesting question: are there really more injuries or simply more awareness? Also...
The Safety Report
June 01, 2012This quarter's Safety Report focuses on mental illness, coping with ADHD, pool safety and travel. ...
The Safety Report
April 01, 2012This quarter's Safety Report focuses on the wide-spread dangers of distracted driving. ...
Getting the Ugly Out of Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA and other alleged third party liens
August 08, 2011This comprehensive handbook from our popular "Ugly Dog" seminar series explains step-by-step what you need to know about third party liens. Includes forms, helpful websites, and...
Defective Medical Device Makers May Have Immunity
December 07, 2009Joel Faxon discusses how drug and medical device product liability lawsuits can be a complicated minefield to navigate when issues of preemption are raised. Read more......
Fighting Back Against Erisa Liens
August 29, 2008When a case is about to settle, my client’s first question is always what am I going to net after fees, costs, and liens? And it would seem that a good lawyer cou...
Navigating the Medical Malpractice Act Minefield
May 22, 2006The recently passed medical malpractice reform bill, Public Act No.05-275, requires a victim’s lawyer to carefully navigate through a minefield prior to filing suit, durin...
Uninsured Motorist Claims Soup to Nuts
January 01, 2006Joel Faxon discusses UIM claims, exhaustion issues, the self-insurer, "split limit" policies, apportionment of liability issues and other "tricky stuff." ...
Evidence Workshop: Case Two Evidentiary Issues in a Workplace Injury Product Liability Claim
August 18, 2004Download PDF to read more about evidentiary issues in a w...

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