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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 16:30:10+00:00

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Best Practices in Dual Jurisdiction cases: New York General Liability and Workers’ Compensation. Subtitle: A Practical Protocol for Coordinating Workers’ Compensation and General Liability Defense Counsel in Catastrophic Construction Cases. By Gregory Lois, Esq.
§ 1.01 Goal One: Reaching Global Settlements.
§ 1.02 Goal Two: Avoiding Collateral Estoppel.
§ 1.03 Goal Three: Weaponizing Coordination – Tactics that Benefit the Employer.
§ 1.04 Goal Four: Reduction of Litigation Costs – Reducing Duplicative Effort.
§ 1.05 The Limitations of this Protocol.
PART II. BEFORE THE LOSS: ASSEMBLING THE TEAM.
§ 2.02 Getting the Team Together.
§ 2.03 Consider an On-Site Meeting.
§ 2.04 Publishing Team Contacts.
§ 2.06 Communication Best Practices.
PART III. AT THE TIME OF LOSS.
§ 3.02 Selection of Vendors and Team Members on a “Per Loss” Basis.
§ 3.04 “Cloaked” or Attorney Driven Investigation.
§ 3.05 Setting Goals and Parameters of Investigation.
§ 3.06 Considering Whether Governmental Investigation Will Take Place.
PART IV. PRIVILEGES, DISCLOSURES, AND COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL.
§ 4.01 Brief Overview of Applicable Privileges.
 What Qualifies as Work Product?
 The Concept of “Common Interest” Privilege in New York.
 Accident Report Are Generally Not Subject to Privilege.
 Which Parts of the Workers’ Compensation Records are Unlikely to be Protected?
 Which Parts of the Accident Investigation May be Privileged?
§ 4.03 Workers’ Compensation records, generally.
§ 4.04 Workers’ Compensation Records Can Be Held as “Confidential” by the Board.
§ 4.05 Workers’ Compensation discovery.
§ 4.07 Avoiding Collateral Estoppel.
§ 4.07 What does “identical” mean?
§ 4.07 A checklist of situations where collateral estoppel could (or may not) apply.
PART V. LEGAL DEFENSE BEST PRACTICES – COORDINATING COUNSEL USING MILESTONES.
§ 5.01 Workers’ Compensation Defense Milestones.
 10/18 Day Rule: Issuing benefits under the Payor Compliance Statute (enacted April 2017).
 30 Days: 30 day notice required from Claimant.
 25 days: Acceptance or Denial of Claim.
§5.02 General Liability Defense Milestones.
 Filing of Complaint or Notice of Claim; Time for Answer.
 50h Hearing for Public Employers.
§ 6.01 Dual Claims, Generally.
 When the claimant recovers at law, the carrier/employer has the right to reimbursement, subject to certain limitations.
§6.02 Limitation on Reimbursement: The Kelly Decision.
§ 6.03 Permission to Settle.
§ 6.04 Time limits for Subrogation.
§ 6.05 Practical Guidance: Getting Reimbursed.
 Asserting a Lien for Past Benefits Conferred.
PART VII. BEST PRACTICES FOR GLOBAL SETTLEMENTS: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES.
§ 7.01 Example of Settlement Where No Coordination.
§ 7.02 Example: Workers’ Compensation Claim Resolved Via Section 32.
§7.03 Example Where Workers’ Compensation Claim Is Extinguished by Lien Waiver.
§ 7.04 Practical Advice for Global Settlements.
 Schedule Loss of Use Chart.
 Loss of Wage Earning Capacity Chart.
 Maximum Workers’ Compensation Rates by Year.
To request multiple handbooks for your team, contact Greg Lois.

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