Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The Florida Session Ending on some Positive Notes

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It has been an exciting Florida legislative session in 2020. The calendar is variable in Florida; if this were an odd-numbered year, the s...
Sunday, March 8, 2020

Hearsay and Authenticity

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The Florida First District Court of Appeal decided Blanco v. Creative Mgt. Svcs. , 281 So.3d 598 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). It is an interestin...
Thursday, March 5, 2020

"Toto . . . we're not in Kansas anymore"

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About 30 months ago, I published  Kansas Cannot Prosecute Identity Theft . The crux of the piece regards a decision by the Kansas Supreme C...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

"The" Post

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In the 1970s, there was an odd movie produced by Neil Simon: Murder by Death . It included a cavalcade of talent including Eileen Brennan, ...
Sunday, March 1, 2020

We Don't Need You

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The ABA Journal recently published Judge tells lawyer . . . the profession doesn’t need him . This is an intriguing tale worthy of attentio...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Recognizing Service - Broward

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Today is a proud and momentous day in Broward County.  It has been several years ago that the Workers' Compensation Institute found...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Chatbots and Friends

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The British Broadcasting Corporation recently ran A chatbot pulled me out of a 'really dark place' . It struck me for two reasons: ...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Arbitration News in Workers' Compensation

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Most practitioners are surprised to learn that Chapter 440 (the Florida workers' compensation law) includes an arbitration provision, s...
Thursday, February 20, 2020

HB 1147 and the Electronic Medical Record

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House Bill (HB) 1147 was filed on January 7, 2020, by Representative Payne. A similar Senate Bill (SB) 1882 was filed on January 13, 2020...