On March 15, we posted a report on how the statute of limitations adopted by the General Assembly in 2014 was substantially affecting clients’ ability to collect upon claims for underpayment in the worker’s comp system. To review that report, please reference the March 15 blog post. As an update, we would add the following

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Your company provides excellent service to a customer and, after a long and anxious wait, is eventually compensated for your efforts. Your customer proceeds to file bankruptcy, and you breathe a sigh of relief that you got paid before that happened. But then you receive a claim from the bankruptcy trustee, seeking the return of

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Nearly all businesses buy general liability insurance, to assure that they are protected from law suits that might arise from claims of negligence, defective products, or even employee problems. And nearly all of the policy documents that insurance companies issue contain clauses that condition their responsibility for providing defense and indemnification from claims upon swift

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For many years now, Virginia Business magazine has published a list of the state’s “Legal Elite,” lawyers considered by their peers to be the very best in their respective fields of specialty. The list is compiled using the results of surveys solicited from practicing lawyers. Again this year, Marrs & Henry has had every one

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This year has seen the General Assembly direct the Virginia Worker’s Compensation Commission to develop a fee schedule for medical billings, to take effect for dates of service on or after January 1, 2018. That major hit to the bottom line of worker’s comp practitioners is still nearly two years off. But even before this

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Famed lawyer and Noble Peace Prize winner Elihu Root once admonished, “About half the practice of a decent lawyer consists of telling clients that they are damned fools and should stop.” While the comment drips with the sort of condescension for which lawyers are infamous, there is still a key point to be embraced. People

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Over the past few decades, use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has grown steadily. Meant as alternatives to the traditional court processes, mediation and arbitration provide parties with avenues to resolve their legal problems, at the very least, keep them out of the public eye. But while ADR has many advantages, one size does not

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As the holiday season closes and we embark upon a new year, do you find yourself looking look back at your company’s 2015 performance and asking yourself, “What if …?” What if everyone who should have paid you had actually paid you? What if that problem customer had been dealt with before he ran his

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As our medical practice group clients know, we commonly recommend against joining or maintaining membership in the various preferred provider organization (PPO) networks that operate in the worker’s compensation field. While network membership gives payors the right to reduce reimbursements to absurdly low levels, the practice group sees nothing in return. In particular, the increase

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Nonpayment for the goods and services you deliver is an all too common problem. No business can prevent all instances of non-payment, but active management can both increase the likelihood that you will be paid, and help you recover even in those cases where legal action is needed. The following five tips can help you

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