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
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Episode 26: Defending Complex Employment Claims Involving Independent Contractors and Lent Employees
April 19th, 2019 | 29 mins 15 secs
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Host Christian Sison welcomes attorney Greg Lois to the Third Friday podcast to discuss problem issues in dual-employment claims, where lent or borrowed employees bring claims for worker's compensation benefits against two employers.
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Episode 25: Defending Construction Dual Jurisdiction Claims From Day One
March 15th, 2019 | 29 mins 58 secs
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Host Christian Sison welcomes his law partner attorney Tashia Rasul to the show in advance of her well-anticipated speaking engaged at the annual Claims and Litigation Management conference in Orlando. The two discuss the difference between reporting accident claims and reporting compensability decisions to the WCB. This was then applied to how LOIS specifically defends construction claims, with the help of Tashia’s Construction Practice Team.
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Episode 24: Board Panel Appeals Notes from the Field in New York
February 15th, 2019 | 21 mins 58 secs
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Host Christian Sison is joined by special guest Amy Figueroa and attorney Jeremy Janis for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of board panel appeals in New York.
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Episode 23: Medicare Set Asides
January 18th, 2019 | 20 mins 39 secs
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Attorney Declan Gourley joins host Christian Sison to discuss Medicare Set Asides in workers' compensation claims. The attorneys discuss an interesting issue arising from air ambulance services and fee schedules.
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Episode 22: LWEC Plus SLU: Evaluating Exposure in New York Workers' Compensation Cases
November 16th, 2018 | 27 mins 34 secs
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Back in July, Andrea Abudayeh joined Christian Sison on the podcast to discuss the game-changing court case Taher v. Yiota Taxi decided by the Appellate Division. Now that Judges have implemented the Taher concepts at the trial level for the past four months, did Andrea and Christian get it right with their predictions? The attorneys also discuss the news that Jamaica hearing point is now going virtual on December 1, 2018.
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Episode 21: Tactical and Practical Use of Independent Medical Exams in New York
October 19th, 2018 | 15 mins 56 secs
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Attorney Christian Sison and Attorney Joseph Melchionne discuss the practical and the tactical use of Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) in New York Workers' Compensation cases from a defense standpoint.
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Episode 20: Investigating Date of Contracture in New York
September 21st, 2018 | 22 mins 21 secs
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An interesting New York Board Panel Decision is discovered by Timothy Kane who joins host Christian Sison for his 2nd guest appearance on the podcast. Apportionment and date of contracture become ripe issues when an established occupational disease claim reaches permanency. Does the Board Panel Decision create guidance that could result in more accurate exposure analysis? Can this be used by carriers and self-insureds to close cases faster? Listen in to this discussion.
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Episode 19: Review of Appeals in New York Workers' Compensation Cases
August 17th, 2018 | 22 mins 26 secs
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Attorney Jeremy Janis joins Christian Sison to discuss the "grey area" argument in a recent case involving traumatic injury in a New York workers' compensation case and the resulting appeal in light of the new scrutiny placed by the Board on cover sheets.
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Episode 18: The Impact of the Taher v. Yiota Taxis Decision
July 20th, 2018 | 14 mins 17 secs
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Andrea Abudayeh joins Christian Sison to discuss how the Taher decision impacts permanency cases involving established schedule and non-schedule sites. How can we best defend cases in a post-Taher world, and how are Judges applying this case going forward?
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Episode 17: Winning Trials Involving Lunchtime Accident - #DFD1
June 15th, 2018 | 30 mins 48 secs
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Christian Sison reveals a favorable Board Panel Decision and invites Joseph Melchionne to the podcast to analyze the case. Joseph, the trial attorney responsible for securing a key win for the firm’s client, recaps how all parties worked together to reach the common goal. Christian and Joseph detail the exact #DefendFromDay1 strategies that were used to maintain and reinforce the defense to compensability.
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Episode 16: Defend From Day One
May 18th, 2018 | 26 mins 45 secs
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Host Christian Sison comes to you live and without any guests for the first time in the show’s history. The topic is #DefendFromDay1, and the show focuses on how the movement began, how it can be currently implemented, and how we can use it for the future.
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Episode 15: State of the Virtual Hearing
April 20th, 2018 | 31 mins 13 secs
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"Virtual Hearings" have been a real thing in New York Workers’ Compensation for almost 6 months now. What works and what doesn’t work? Does it help or hurt employers and carriers? Host Christian Sison invites attorney Declan Gourley to the podcast for a brief discussion regarding their experiences with New York State’s interesting new technology.