Christopher Major
Co-Host of Defending Employers
Christopher Major has hosted 56 Episodes.
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Episode 325: Practical Advice for What to Do with HIMP-1 Demands
April 17th, 2024 | 35 mins 39 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major will address what to do with bulk submissions, what objections you can use as leverage, how to evaluate a HIMP and posture for settlement, and when litigation is recommended.
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Episode 322: Getting Creative With Global Settlements: Lien Waivers, Litigation Costs, and Clever Consent Agreements
March 18th, 2024 | 46 mins 3 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major discusses when a case is in a position for a "global settlement," how the numbers work in both States, best practices, and how the carrier can avail itself of a clever consent agreement to settle on its terms.
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Episode 319: Workers' Compensation vs. PIP: The Interplay Between Comp and No-Fault in New York and New Jersey
February 20th, 2024 | 36 mins 18 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major dives into the interaction between PIP and WC benefits, the potential exposure it creates, and the rights and remedies of workers’ compensation carriers in such instances.
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Episode 316: What Happens When the Employer is Sued Civilly?
January 16th, 2024 | 35 mins 47 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major explores the types of situations where the insured ends up in civil litigation for a work-related accident, and what the best practices are when that happens.
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Episode 312: 2023 Changes in the Law Affecting Subrogation
December 11th, 2023 | 34 mins 45 secs
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A look back on trial and appellate decisions published over the year of 2023 and how those decisions impact the carrier’s rights under Section 29 in New York and Section 40 in New Jersey
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Episode 309: The Concept of “Extra-Comp” Exposure and How to Fight It
November 13th, 2023 | 40 mins 18 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major dives into how we can avoid significant “back-end” exposure for workers’ compensation benefits outside of the workers’ compensation claim itself.
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Episode 305: The Impact of Civil Cases on Workers’ Compensation Claims: Investigation, Leverage, and the Global Defense Model
October 10th, 2023 | 39 mins 23 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
How to investigate and leverage a civil case, principles of res judicata and collateral estoppel, and how the “global defense” model is the key to driving down exposure.
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Episode 298: New York’s “Serious Injury” Threshold and New Jersey’s “Verbal Threshold” in MVA Cases
August 14th, 2023 | 21 mins 10 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, covers the additional elements needed for a viable MVA civil case in New York and New Jersey.
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Episode 294: Components of a Bulletproof Consent Letter Under Section 29(5)
July 10th, 2023 | 28 mins 12 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major break downs the consent requirement and lay out what belongs in the final agreement.
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Episode 290: “Subrogation” as a Term of Art: The Difference Between Lien, Subrogation, and Offset Rights
June 12th, 2023 | 26 mins 42 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Major addresses how to perfect your lien rights every step of the way so that you are holding the cards when the third-party action settles.
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Episode 286: No Double Recovery! Practical Advice for Avoiding Reimbursement Pitfalls
May 8th, 2023 | 30 mins 12 secs
law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, workers compensation
Christopher Major addresses how to perfect your lien rights every step of the way so that you are holding the cards when the third-party action settles.
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Episode 282: New York’s Labor/Scaffold Law in the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims
April 10th, 2023 | 23 mins 48 secs
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Christopher Major tackles the difficult subject of the frequently-cited Labor Law Sections 200, 240(1), and 241(6).