Third Fridays

A legal talk show from Lois Law Firm featuring moderator Christian Sison.

About the show

"Third Fridays" is a live, 30-minute legal talk show from Lois Law Firm featuring moderator Christian Sison. It is the original forum in which real attorneys discuss workers' compensation issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations.

The goal of the show is to showcase the diverse perspectives of the attorneys handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys discuss case law trends, practical litigation strategies, and hot topics.

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Episodes

  • Episode 87: Looking Ahead to 2025

    December 20th, 2024  |  41 mins 13 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    The final podcast of the year consists of guest appearances by a strong Lois litigation team, Scott Grossman and Brenna O’Brien.

  • Episode 86: Posthumous Loss of Use and Reattaching to the Labor Market

    November 15th, 2024  |  26 mins 56 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    LOIS' resident Schedule Loss of Use guru, or "SLUru," Partner Jeremy Janis, returns to the Third Fridays podcast to discuss two case law developments.

  • Episode 85: Did You Fabricate This Claim?

    October 18th, 2024  |  30 mins 17 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Christian Sison and Meisha Powell discuss a finding that 30 residents of one Bronx apartment building filed construction accident claims.

  • Episode 84: Where are LOIS and Workers’ Compensation going after being “On Cloud 9?”

    September 20th, 2024  |  37 mins 25 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Christian Sison and Greg Lois discuss what internal improvements are being made for the upcoming year to handle the changing industry landscape.

  • Episode 83: The 2024 Mock Trial Finals!

    August 16th, 2024  |  52 mins 21 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Lois Law Firm's Mock Trial Program's 9 finalists, across 3 groups, introduce this year's fact pattern and give their best ideas to reshape Mock Trial 2025.

  • Episode 82: Why Are COVID-19 Claims Still Here?

    July 19th, 2024  |  32 mins 58 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Christian Sison welcomes LOIS Partner Tim Kane back to the Third Fridays podcast to discuss a recent Board Panel Decision that reversed a disallowance of a COVID-19 claim, forcing liability to a municipality employer.

  • Episode 81: When Does a Pinky Become a Hand?

    June 21st, 2024  |  33 mins 20 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Christian Sison met with Jeremy Janis and Connor Wetherington and developed an interesting discussion on the concept of loading schedule loss of use.

  • Episode 80: Applying 300.10(c) on the Front Line

    May 17th, 2024  |  43 mins 38 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Christian Sison welcomes attorneys Tomer Lehr and Brian Mooney to discuss how effective a timely cross-examination request of an expert witness can truly be.

  • Episode 79: Who's Ready to Mock Trial?

    April 19th, 2024  |  24 mins 18 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Christian Sison previews this year's Mock Trial program with last year's champion, Ryan Wallace.

  • Episode 78: When is Specificity of Occupational Duties Specific Enough?

    March 15th, 2024  |  32 mins 12 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    A recent Board Panel Decision overturned a Judge's ruling that the claimant had a compensable repetitive use claim. Christian Sison is joined Senior Associate Olivia Barna and her Paralegal, Brenna O'Brien, to discuss how this happened.

  • Episode 77: Is 20 Days Too Long to Receive Due Process?

    February 16th, 2024  |  33 mins 5 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Host Christian Sison welcomes fellow Lois Partner Jeremy Janis back to the show to discuss an adverse Board Panel Decision that affects all employers and carriers across the State of New York.

  • Episode 76: What Can Brown Do For You?

    January 19th, 2024  |  33 mins 51 secs
    christian sison, defend from day 1, defend from day one, dfd1, law firm, legal podcast, lois law, lois law firm, new jersey law, new jersey workers compensation, new york law, new york workers compensation, third friday, third fridays, workers compensation

    Host Christian Sison kicks off the New Year by inviting LOIS Partner Tim Kane back to the show for Tim's 6th guest appearance.