The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) hosted a free webinar (with excellent written materials) on April 13, 2022 regarding the topic of "Long-COVID." Readers may remember that I first explored that topic first in COVID-19 Regressive […]

Judicial notice is not a topic of conversation in many groups, other than us law nerds. However, those who litigate for a living find some interest in the topic. From years of experience with litigation, […]

The Supreme Court of Iowa rendered an interesting opinion in December 2021 in Askvig v. Snap-on Logistics. It is a poignant reminder of the challenges of timeliness, and the challenges of a pandemic.  Essentially, an injured […]

Aging is not new. Generations before us have come, stayed, and moved on. In their wake, there has persistently been some population of the "next generation" (note that is not capitalized, and not "Generation Next") ready to step […]

The 2021 Workers’ Compensation Forum in Orlando was a much anticipated event. The world at large was seemingly just awakening from pandemic, though Florida had largely returned to normal in 2020. See Happy Anniversary (March 2022). As we […]

There have always been severe weather events (remember Noah?). Those who live in places blessed with a minimum of such challenges may rejoice, but for many there are persistent fears of hurricanes, volcanos, tsunamis, tornados, […]

In an alien and unpredictable turn, the government’s efforts to flood the economy with borrowed dollars have achieved some extraordinary impacts. See Shrinkflation and SB 959 (December 2021). Inflation has worsened even since December. Over the last decade, […]

The rumor mill is an active and intriguing place. A few rumors trickle back to me periodically. This post addresses some that seem pertinent and popular recently.  A great deal is changing in the world […]