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REIMBURSING THE COMPANY WORKERS COMPENSATION RECOVERY IN ARBITRATION   The last of our three C’s with regards to the kinds of claims Special Arbitration can be used for is Comp. Workers Compensation recovery is the final chapter in those kind of disputes that a carrier can compel another to Arbitrate under this program. As with … Continued

TIPPING THE CASE TO YOUR FAVOR THOUGHTS ON CONTRIBUTION CASES =The check has been cut; the third-party taken care of and now you are ready to move your case to Special Arbitration. Generally, we understand that cases falling under Contribution scenarios inherent in Special will revolve around liability assessments of the prospective tortfeasors. So here … Continued

CONTRIBUTING TO CLOSED CLAIMS APPORTIONING ARBITRATION   Of all the scenarios for which Special Arbitration can be used … perhaps the most prevalent one which claims professionals need to be cognizant of is Contribution. Quite simply, to reduce the likelihood of litigation by third-parties against your company; to diminish the timeline of back-and-forth dialogue between … Continued

COVERING THE BASICS REACHING SOME CONCURRENCE ON SPECIAL First-party to first-party helps define an advocates ability to resolve coverage disputes through arbitration. Whether it is the extent to which coverage was afforded; the dollar amount actually paid or a Primary/Excess issue … all of these meet the criteria for use of Special Arbitration. Keeping in … Continued

SPECIALIZING IN SPECIAL DECIDING TO ARBITRATE COVERAGE, CONTRIBUTION AND COMP. Identifying the types of cases that can be resolved through Arbitration is certainly the first step to use of Special. As we discussed last week; Coverage issues between first-party carriers; third-party contribution type claims with multiple tortfeasors and recovery of Workers Compensation payments are all … Continued