Susan Nanes And Samuel H Pond

March 27, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is March, and our thoughts turn to the Madness. Exploding offenses. Swarming defenses. Gut check time. They came to play and answered the bell.

By Susan Nanes 
and Samuel H. Pond

13 minute read

January 30, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

There is a gripping scene in the movie "The Rainmaker," based on John Grisham's book of the same title. A former claims representative, played by Virginia Madsen, testifies in court, before a jury, about what happened with a claim made by the mother of Donny Ray Black, a young man suffering from leukemia. A bone marrow transplant would most likely have saved Donny Ray's life, but the family's health insurer denied the claim eight times before the family sought out a young and idealistic lawyer played by Matt Damon.

By Susan Nanes and Samuel H. Pond

6 minute read

November 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

For many of us, work can be physically draining, intellectually taxing and just plain drudgery. For others, work can become a traumatizing environment where workers can be hurt in numerous ways that do not result in physical injuries. Over 100 years ago, with the passage of the Workers' Compensation Act, workers conceded the power to sue employers in tort for injuries that occurred on the job in favor of a systematic approach that would compensate them only for medical care and a wage payment without a cost-of-living adjustment. At that time, immediate worries included the horrors of coal mines and factories, and other physical dangers of the Industrial Revolution workplace.

By Susan Nanes 
and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

For many of us, work can be physically draining, intellectually taxing and just plain drudgery. For others, work can become a traumatizing environment where workers can be hurt in numerous ways that do not result in physical injuries. Over 100 years ago, with the passage of the Workers' Compensation Act, workers conceded the power to sue employers in tort for injuries that occurred on the job in favor of a systematic approach that would compensate them only for medical care and a wage payment without a cost-of-living adjustment. At that time, immediate worries included the horrors of coal mines and factories, and other physical dangers of the Industrial Revolution workplace.

By Susan Nanes 
and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

September 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fact witnesses are integral to the litigation process, whether they are associated with a party or not. In criminal law, it's the eyewitness who saw what happened, either a random individual on the scene or an accomplice who testifies in exchange for potential leniency. In an estate or marital dispute, it might be one party's accountant. Once on the stand and under oath, a fact witness, like any other witness, is subject to direct examination and cross-examination. In many instances, a fact witness will have to answer a question on cross-examination in a way that one party would rather not see come to light.

By Susan Nanes and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

September 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fact witnesses are integral to the litigation process, whether they are associated with a party or not. In criminal law, it's the eyewitness who saw what happened, either a random individual on the scene or an accomplice who testifies in exchange for potential leniency. In an estate or marital dispute, it might be one party's accountant. Once on the stand and under oath, a fact witness, like any other witness, is subject to direct examination and cross-examination. In many instances, a fact witness will have to answer a question on cross-examination in a way that one party would rather not see come to light.

By Susan Nanes and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read