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Scheduling Order Required Adjuster’s Attendance

A word of caution, if the scheduling order requires that a party participate in person at a mediation, the insurer must send a person to the mediation.

Statutory Changes Regarding Medical Expenses

While the Governor's latest budget contained many sweeping changes, a small change in one hearsay exception will have a broad impact on litigation. The newest exception creates a presumption concerning medical bills under the existing exception to healthcare provider records.

Don’t Know Much Biology

The teacher did not heed her own advice in any of the three classes that followed. Nor did she change her general lab safety instructions. She continued to conduct the classes as if the injuries had never occurred.

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In order to proceed with a safe place claim, the plaintiff must show that (1) there was an unsafe condition associated with the structure, (2) the unsafe condition caused the plaintiff's injury, and (3) the defendants had either actual or constructive notice of the unsafe condition before the injury occurred.