Course and Scope: Connecticut Worker's Compensation
Course Scope: Connecticut Worker’s Compensation is a legal blog with a unique point of view. It is written and published by The Law Offices of James F. Aspell, P.C., a full-service firm in Hartford Connecticut practicing with a special emphasis on worker’s compensation and personal injury.
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19 traits of successful lawyers
These are taken, verbatim froma young lawyer's blog. I am in this place where I really want my firm to grow and be the best that we can be. I offer these up, as much for me as for you:Never be satisfied with your level of development; always try to better than you were before.Avoid comfortable...
Wait time statistics For Hartford Social Security Cases
NOSSCR reports the most recent processing time for hearings before an ALJ in Hartford is 375 days. That is 17th best in the Nation. To put things in perspective, the shortest wait time is in Houston at 283 days, and the longest is Chicago at 712 days---close to two years.
Jim Pomeranz This Year's Pomeranz-O'Brien Award Recipient
Attorney James L. Pomeranz of Glasonbury's Pomeranz Drayton and Stabnick was the recipient of this year's Pomeranz O'Brien Award given by the Worker's Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar to a member for their outstanding contributions to the field of worker's compensation law. The award was...
Fifth Time in 6 Years
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CT Worker's Comp Commission Mandates Electronic First Reports Effective 2009
The Text of Commissioner Mastropietro's Memorandum reads as follows:WCC Electronic Filing of First Reports of Injury Memorandum - September 17, 2008 MEMORANDUM NO. 2008-03 TO: Commissioners, District Administrators, Self-Insureds, Insurance Carriers, Attorneys, Unions, Legal Advisory Panel and...
Costs Increase Approved For certain WC Claim case exoenses
WCC Revised Professional Guide Memorandum - September 17, 2008 MEMORANDUM NO. 2008-05 TO: Commissioners, District Administrators, Workers' Compensation Advisory Board, Legal Advisory Panel, Medical Advisory Panel, Medical Practitioners, Self-Insureds, Insurance Carriers, Attorneys, and Unions ...
Changes made Eliminating Revisions to medicare set-Asides
AttorneyAngelo Sevarino, the "Medicare Guru" for those of us in the field of WC law, has advised the Connewcticut Bar Association Worker's Compensation Section menbership of the following important update regarding Medicare set-asides."CMS has just released memorandum #11 dated August 25, 2008 and...
I've been a Bad, Bad Blogger
So Sorry to have been gone so long. I have been plagued over the past 45 days with unwanted health issues and a long overdue vacation. Between the two I have barely had enough time to keep myself above water never mind blog. Oh well. Back to it now!
Breaking: Connecticut District Court Judge Holds Portions of New Bankruptcy Law Unconstitutional
In a significant decision, a Connecticut Federal District Judge has ruled that portions of the revised Bankruptcy Act implemented in 2005 are unconstitutional. Specifically, Judge Christopher Droney has ruled that the requirement that attorneys designate themselves as "Debt Relief Agencies" is an...