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WORKING THE COMPENSATION RECOVERY THOUGHTS ON CO. # 1 IN SPECIAL ARBITRATION 1st to 3rd is one of those litmus tests we discussed a couple of issues back that help claim professionals know if their claim qualifies for use of Special Arbitration. Recovering Workers Compensation payments meets the 1st party payment seeking 3rd party reimbursement … Continued

EVIDENCE OF CONTRIBUTION RELEASES AND OTHER PROOFS IN SPECIAL ARBITRATION   Evidence in a Special Arbitration Contribution type claim is not that dissimilar from your Proofs in more routine subrogation matters. That said; let’s take into account some specific dynamics one might not consider if this were a more traditional Auto physical damage arbitration case. … Continued

CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR CONTENTIONS INFLUENCING THE ARBITRATOR ON SPECIAL CASES Settling with that Third-party claimant on either a Bodily Injury claim or a Property Damage matter and moving the case to Special Arbitration for Contribution requires of you some ‘special’ (no pun intended) considerations. Here are several quick tips to think about as you prepare … Continued

SPECIAL SATISFACTION COVERING COVERAGE PRESENTATION Presenting your case in Special Arbitration will have some naturally occurring variances you need to take into account. Start off … is this arbitration concerning coverage (policies that were in play); a third-party contribution settlement or is it Workers Comp. recovery. Remember, we are working on the Preponderance of the … Continued

SPECIAL SUCCESS SPECIAL PREPARATION TIPS TO READY YOUR FILING IN ARBITRATION Payment has been issued on our Coverage, Contribution or Workers Compensation scenario and now it’s time to move the file to Special Arbitration. Let’s take a three-part look at preparing our case to go to Special Arb. What do we need to consider in … Continued