Litigation Management

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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, …

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$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 …

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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 …