Summer 2024 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- The Advantages of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Litigation Process
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
- Community Engagement
- Client Feedback
Fall 2023 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Florida Local Government Law Overview of Cyber Security and Data Privacy
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
- Community Engagement
- Events
- Client Feedback
Spring 2023 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Client Feedback
- Community Engagement
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
Winter 2022 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Southeast Update – Important Nuances in Contributory Negligence in the Southeast
- Florida Update – CAI and Florida Task Force Initiate Public Policy Reform Following Champlin Tower South Condo Collapse
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
Spring 2021 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- COVID-19 Update: Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations?
- Get to Know Matthew Bernstein
- Diversity & Inclusion News
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
Fall 2020 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Top 5 COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation questions answered
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
- Vernis & Bowling opens Melbourne, FL office
2019 Year in Review – Vernis & Bowling 50th Anniversary
In this Issue:
- 2019 Firm Highlights
- Community Events
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Charlotte, NC office
- 2020 Legal Education Seminars
Summer 2019 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- New premises liability legislation in Mississippi
- Supreme court limits employers’ defense on job bias claims
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
Fall 2018 Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Mediation: The caucus and beyond; patience and persistence
- Can a condo board renovate common areas without homeowner approval?
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
Spring 2018 – Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Is an overly aggressive and adversarial opening statement at mediation productive towards reaching a resolution?
- Summary judgment motion limits definition of ‘resident relative’ in South Carolina
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Save the date for Vernis & Bowling’s 2018 legal seminars
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
2017 Year in Review/Verdict Alert
In this Issue:
- Recent Verdicts and Summary Dispositions
- 2017 Firm Highlights
- Upcoming Events
Summer 2017 – Newsletter
In this Issue:
- Does the “Your Work” exclusion meet insurers’ expectations for construction defect claims in Alabama?
- The potential effects of a new administration on workers’ compensation
- Verdicts & Dispositions
- Assertive early stage construction defect defense
- Stay up-to-date with all things Vernis & Bowling
Fall 2016 – Florida Law Update
In this Issue:
- What difference does 120 days make?
- Defense verdict obtained in a bench trial, despite the judge’s expressed desire to rule in favor of the defendant
- Georgia automobile accident trials: When is the officer’s testimony considered to be proper “expert opinion”?
- We are pleased to announce the opening of the firm’s newest office in Jackson, Mississippi
- Verdicts & Dispositions
Spring 2015 – Florida Law Update
In this Issue:
- Social media post by the plaintiff are discoverable
- Ways to slim down the high cost of employee obesity in workers’ compensation claims
- Hazards to walking
- Evaluating employer liability to third-party non-employees for sexual misconduct of employees
- 2014 Supreme Court of Alabama update on insurer’s rights in UM/UIM cases
- Verdicts & Dispositions
Fall 2014 – Florida Law Update
In this Issue:
- Can I get a judgment for attorney fees against the plaintiff, or will I have to pay them under the proposal for settlement rule.
- How North Carolina Rule 414 has changed the landscape in evaluating medical expenses in liability cases
- Recent Interpretations of the forum non conveniens statute prove favorable for corporate defendant
- The cloud’s got you covered
- Verdicts & Dispositions
2014 Special Edition- Workers Compensation
In this Issue:
- Attendant Care in Alabama: That was then, This is now.
- A totally disabled injured worker may file a petition for PTD before being placed at MMI by an autorized provider.
- North Carolina Industrial Commision Rules Update.
- 2013-2014 Georgia Legislative Changes
- Constitutionalty of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Fee Cap to be addressed by the Florida Supreme Court
Winter 2014 – Florida Law Update
In this Issue:
- There is a crack in the wall: is it a result of sinkhole activity?
- How should the claims professional evaluate a demand for indemnification in an Alabama construction case scenario?
- Crash! What do we do now? Considerations for immediate reponse to commercial vehicle accidents.
- Eigth strategies employers can utilize to reduce rick and costs in workers’ compenstion claims.
- Verdicts & Dispositions
Spring 2013 – Florida Law Update
In this Issue:
- Florida Workers’ Compensation Legal update: First DCA strikes a provision of the WC Act on constitutional grounds.
- Important ruling in Third District Court of Appeals in Florida
- Traveling employees and continuous employment: Where are we now?
- Introduction of Mississippi and Charlotte offices
- Verdicts & Dispositions
Summer 2012 – Florida Law Update
In this Issue:
- Is attorney/client privileged communications between a claims representative and their counsel discoverable in a first-part bad faith action?
- You’ve got a police report: Is it privileged?
- New rules for Florida mediations.
- Verdicts & Dispositions