The Georgia Supreme Court just gave defendants in Georgia a big victory as related to rulings on Default for untimely answer. The former rule put a very heavy burden on the defendant which was quite difficult to overcome. The new rule makes the burden much less onerous, thereby affording a defendant a …
Although the Disruptive Lawyer stories to date (and going forward) are all relatively recent, it seems appropriate to tell the story that triggered the Disruptive Lawyer mentality. So, let’s go back to 1996. The year Nebraska was #1 in college football, a new show called 3rd Rock from the Sun debuted, …
$5,000 for an injection? $100,000 for a surgery center “facility” fee? $250,000 for a one-level fusion? Where does it end? In too many cases, claimants seek to “blackboard” inflated medical bills far outside the “reasonable and customary” standard to justify ever higher verdicts. But what is the “reasonable and customary” value …
If you are a follower of the Disruptive Lawyer, you are well aware of our philosophy that there is a unique skill set in negotiating and not all lawyers and claims people are great negotiators. That said, there certainly are processes that can enhance results. And process is important to …
Each year we read of higher and higher verdicts. This phenomenon has a name: social inflation. According to Telis Demos, writing in the The Wall Street Journal, social inflation “typically refers to an upward creep in perceptions by an injured party of what they are owed, their willingness to pursue that …
As the legal defense industry grapples with cost cutting measures, there are certain measures that can be more effective than others. Sure, holding the line on legal rates and auditing legal bills can result in some savings. That said, the real savings are avoiding and/or controlling larger costs – like …