Christopher Major is the Senior Associate in the general litigation department at Lois LLC.
Prior to LOIS, Christopher practiced in the areas of New Jersey workers’ compensation claims and personal injury lawsuits. Since joining LOIS, Christopher has engaged in a wide array of practice areas including defending workers’ compensation carriers and self-insureds in claims before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. In addition to coordinating defense efforts with LOIS attorneys in related workers’ compensation claims, Christopher defends the interests of carriers and self-insureds in general liability claims including civil first-party defense in all personal injury, construction accident and motor vehicle accident negligence suits.
Christopher also protects and enforces the rights of carriers and self-insureds in all subrogation-related actions, including prosecuting subrogated actions in civil court under New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Statute Section 40 (N.J.S.A. 34:15-40) and New York Workers’ Compensation Law Section 29, asserting statutory demands for reimbursement under Section 40 and Section 29, litigating intercompany loss transfer in motor vehicle accident claims pursuant to New York Insurance Law Section 5105, and defending workers’ compensation carriers and self-insureds in New York HIMP-1 reimbursement requests.
Christopher Major has hosted 51 Episodes.
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Episode 215: Suing Public Entities in New York and New Jersey
November 8th, 2021 | 19 mins 19 secs
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Episode 211: Starting Early – Investigating and Preserving Subrogation Opportunities
October 12th, 2021 | 18 mins 24 secs
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Christopher Major of the Lois Law Firm, leads a presentation and discussion on the early identification and protection of risk transfer opportunities in workers’ compensation claims.
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Episode 207: Leveraging a Third-Party Action in a Workers’ Compensation Claim
September 13th, 2021 | 20 mins 39 secs
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Christopher Major of the Lois Law Firm, leads a presentation and discussion on how the strategic risk professional will increase their bargaining power in resolving a workers’ compensation action when a claimant has a civil action pending against an actual tortfeasor.
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Episode 203: The Carrier's Rights Under Kelly, Burns & Bissell
August 9th, 2021 | 27 mins 46 secs
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In this episode, Attorney Chris Major leads a discussion on the carriers reimbursement and subrogation rights in New York workers' compensation cases.
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Episode 199: "Liening" Over State Lines: Multi-jurisdictional Issues in workers' Compensation Subrogation
July 12th, 2021 | 15 mins 17 secs
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What happens when your employee gets injured by a tortfeasor while in another state? Does the employer/carrier have the ability to assert a demand for reimbursement of the worker's compensation cost against the party residing in another state? How does the employer/carrier maximize its recovery?
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Episode 195: Workers' Compensation Exclusivity and Coverage Issues
June 15th, 2021 | 16 mins 6 secs
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In this episode, attorney Chris Major discusses "Part B" coverage in the workers' compensation context. Recorded live during client training on June 14, 2021.
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Episode 191: Third Party Settlements: Consent and Nunc Pro Tunc Motions
May 10th, 2021 | 20 mins 30 secs
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Attorney Chris Major on how New York's rules requiring consent to the third-party settlement work under Section 29 of the statute.
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Episode 187: A Deeper Look at Liens, Subrogation, and Offset Rights Under Section 40 in New Jersey
April 12th, 2021 | 20 mins 25 secs
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Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, leads a conversation about the practical approaches to recovery under New Jersey’s Section 40.
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Episode 183: A Deeper Look at Liens, Subrogation and Offset Rights Under Section 29 in New York
March 8th, 2021 | 28 mins 53 secs
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In this Episode, Christopher Major discusses the practical aspects of seeking Section 29 reimbursement for the workers' compensation carrier in New York.
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Episode 179: Defending HIMP-1 Claims in New York
February 9th, 2021 | 35 mins 33 secs
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In this episode, Attorney Christopher Major provides an overview and answers questions about defending HIMP-1 (Health Insurance Matching Program) claims in New York. This audio is from a live presentation on February 8, 2021.
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Episode 175: New York Loss Transfer in Ridesharing and Transportation Network Cases
January 12th, 2021 | 28 mins 47 secs
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In this episode, “New York Loss Transfer in Ridesharing and Transportation Network Cases" Christopher Major provides an overview of recover options for carriers in these types of cases. This audio is from a live presentation on January 11, 2021.
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Episode 171: Year in Review: New York and New Jersey Civil Litigation
December 15th, 2020 | 22 mins 31 secs
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In this episode, “Year End Review : New York and New Jersey Civil Litigation" attorney Christopher Major provides an overview of the new case law developments that impact New York and New Jersey civil actions. This audio is from a live presentation on December 14, 2020.