Archive for October, 2007
Amicus Curiae Brief
The Tennessee Self-Insurers’ Association recently partnered with the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association in preparing an amicus curiae brief and participating in oral argument before the Tennessee Supreme Court regarding the case of Wait v. Travelers. Wait was a case in the Davidson County court in which [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007 under Case Law Updates, Legislation.
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Update on Self-Insured Rules
Following the meeting on Septmeber 18th at which the State Department of Commerce & Insurance accepted comments from interested parties regarding the initial draft of their Rules, the State has now indicated that the Rules will be redrafted taking into consideration the comments provided. The redrafted Rules will then be published with another hearing held [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007 under Announcements, Legislation.
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Medicare Set-Aside Agreements
Upon action of its Executive Committee, the National Council of Self-Insurers has contributed $5,000 toward the lobbying effort to achieve passage of the Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Act of 2007. The bi-partisan Act was introduced in the House of Representatives in May 2007 and, if passed, will resolve the serious delays and [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007 under Announcements, Legislation.
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Amicus Curiae Brief – Filed on behalf of TNSIA
TO: TNSIA MEMBERS
Re: Amicus Curiae Brief – Filed on behalf of TNSIA
Wait v. Travelers
I appeared for oral argument of our amicus position in this matter in front of the Supreme Court on October 3, 2007. Unfortunately there were two long criminal cases in front of me, so I wound up spending [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2007 under Case Law Updates.
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2007 TNSIA Annual Conference Wrap-up
Our 1st Annual TNSIA Conference was a great success. Following you will find a copy of our powerpoint presentation as well as the results of our follow-up evaluation. We look forward to seeing you next year at the 2008 TNSIA Annual Conference - September 11, 2008 - Willis Conference Center in Nashville, TN.
2007 Conference Powerpoint [...]
Posted: October 2nd, 2007 under General.
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