Christopher Major
Co-Host of Defending Employers: Audio From Lois Law Firm Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys
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 167: Disclosure Tools in New York
November 10th, 2020 | 18 mins 20 secs
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Attorney Chris Major talks discovery tools and tactics in New York civil actions. Recorded live on November 9, 2020.
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Episode 163: Discover Devices in New Jersey Civil Litigation
October 14th, 2020 | 18 mins 45 secs
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In this episode, “Discovery Devices in New Jersey,” Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, leads a discussion on the use of discovery devices in New Jersey superior court (civil) actions.
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Episode 158: Pre-Answer Motion Practice in New Jersey
September 14th, 2020 | 20 mins 42 secs
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In this episode, Lois Law Firm Attorney Chris Major leads a discussion on the use of pre-answer motion practice in New Jersey civil litigation. This podcast audio is taken from a live client webinar presented on September 14, 2020.
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Episode 154: Pre-Answer Motion Practice in New York
August 14th, 2020 | 17 mins 47 secs
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Christopher Major provides an overview of the use of motion practice to limit exposure in New York civil actions.
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Episode 150: New York's "Serious Injury" Threshold: Major Mondays
July 14th, 2020 | 20 mins 50 secs
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Christopher Major provides an overview of Article 51 of the Insurance Law which provides that a plaintiff in a personal injury action arising out of negligence in the use or operation of a motor vehicle must establish that he/she has incurred a basic economic loss exceeding $50,000 or must establish that he/she has suffered “serious injury."
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Episode 146: Basics of Civil Practice in New Jersey
June 9th, 2020 | 24 mins 15 secs
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In this episode, “Basics of Civil Practice in New Jersey,” Christopher Major, provides an overview of civil litigation in New Jersey’s Superior courts.
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Episode 142: Basics of Civil Practice in New York
May 11th, 2020 | 21 mins 59 secs
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In this episode, “Basics of Civil Practice in New York," Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, provides an overview of civil litigation in New York's Supreme courts.
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Episode 138: Ethical Duties When Representing the Subrogor
April 14th, 2020 | 24 mins 48 secs
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In this episode, “Ethical Duties When Representing the Subrogor,” Christopher Major, leads a conversation about the ethical considerations for defense counsel representing a subrogated interest in a civil claim.
Major discusses the following:
- What are the rights of the workers’ compensation carrier under Section 29 to the proceeds of a third-party lawsuit?
- What happens when the parties to the civil action do not obtain consent to settlement.
- The remedy available to the third parties when the workers’ compensation carrier refuses to consent to a settlement. How recent case decisions will impact the practice in 2020.
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Episode 133: Liens, Consents, & "Cramdown Motions" in New York
March 9th, 2020 | 24 mins 7 secs
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In this podcast, “Understanding Verbal Threshold in New Jersey,” Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, discusses what happens when the plaintiff and tortfeasor in a civil action attempt to resolve their case by settlement without the consent of the workers’ compensation carrier in New York.
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Episode 128: Understanding Verbal Threshold in New Jersey
February 11th, 2020 | 19 mins 9 secs
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Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, discusses the right to sue after being injured in a motor vehicle accident and how that right can be complicated by a New Jersey law referred to as the “verbal threshold.”
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Episode 124: Loss Transfer Claims in New York: Civil Litigation Practice
January 14th, 2020 | 19 mins 46 secs
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In this episode, “Loss Transfer Claims in New York," Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, discusses claims for reimbursement made between carriers for first-party benefits.
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Episode 122: Section 40 Reimbursement and Subrogation in New Jersey Workers' Compensation Claims
December 24th, 2019 | 13 mins 52 secs
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Attorney Christopher Major of Lois Law Firm LLC discusses reimbursement and subrogation of New Jersey workers' compensation indemnity and medical costs through third-party action. This audio is taken from a live training provided by Major on December 23, 2019.