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Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Partners Win Two Important Third Department Cases
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that Partner David Secemski and Partner Stacee Vaikness have each recently secured favorable decisions before the New York State Third Department, thereby making positive case law for employers and carriers within the state. In Rodriguez v. American Bridge Company, (Matter of Rodriguez v American Bridge Co. (2023 NY… Read More »

Major Win Alert: Partner Jackie Mancino wins Appeal allowing for Enforcement of $25K Loss Transfer Award
In New York City Transit Authority v. American Transit Insurance Company, 2022 NY Slip Op 07508 (App. Div., 1st Dept. 2022), Jones Jones LLC Partner Jackie Mancino was successful in obtaining an Appellate Division decision reversing the lower court’s order that would have prevented Jones Jones LLC client, The New York City Transit Authority, from… Read More »

Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Partner Rosanna Shamash Wins Important Third Department Decision
Jones Jones LLC Partner Rosanna Shamash won a Third Department decision in Juanita Jones v. New York City Transit Authority (https://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/Decisions/2022/534984.pdf). The underlying facts of this decision begin with a Law Judge’s determination that the claimant violated fraud Section 114-a by failing to disclose certain work activities. Ultimately, the Law Judge sanctioned both mandatory and… Read More »

Major Win Alert: Third Department Win by Attorney Caracappa saves over 100K for client
Jones Jones LLC Attorney Katie Caracappa presented successful arguments before the Third Department Court in New York State and secured a win for the self-insured employer in the decision of Molander v. New York City Transit Authority (534520.pdf (state.ny.us)). Based on Attorney Caracappa’s arguments, the Court found that the claimant’s wage loss was unrelated to… Read More »

Workers’ Compensation Legislative Changes in New York State as published in the New York Law Journal
New York state workers’ compensation law is in a time of unprecedented change. Our Managing Partner Sarah Thomas shares her views in the New York Law Journal on several of the proposed changes that may well have a deleterious effect on many industries operating within the state.

Jones Jones was Recently Quoted in Workers’ Compensation Experts
Sarah Thomas, our managing partner offers her thoughts on settling claims involving surgery to Workers’ Compensation Experts. Read more insight on this process from Sarah here.

New Jersey Jurisdiction Primer
Each state within proximity of the Greater New York City area has distinct laws regarding workers’ compensation benefits. These laws can vary significantly regarding when and how much benefit a worker can collect, requiring a determination of jurisdiction as one of the first steps in reviewing a workers’ compensation claim. What is jurisdiction? In… Read More »

Jones Jones LLC Managing Partner Sarah Thomas featured in Hotel Management Magazine
Jones Jones LLC Managing Partner Sarah Thomas is featured in Hotel Management Magazine, sharing her view on mitigating workers’ compensation claims for the hospitality industry – an industry, which in 2020, experienced 11,320 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work. In addition to sharing her thoughts on minimizing such injuries and illnesses, Sarah discusses how… Read More »

Major Win Alert: Fraud – Claimant pays $40K back to Carrier
Jones Jones LLC is excited to announce a major win secured by Partner Dana Sabghir and Associate Katherine Caracappa. This win highlights: The necessity to thoroughly review medical records submitted by treating doctors. Oftentimes, these records have a detailed history of the claimant’s prior medical history and treatment. This review, coupled with the history as… Read More »

Loss Transfer Series: Part 3 – Securing the Funds
Welcome to Part Three of the Jones Jones LLC’s Loss Transfer Series! In this final installment of this series, you will learn how to successfully secure the actual loss transfer funds associated with your claim. Previously, in Part One, you were given a primer on the basics of loss transfer; who can seek reimbursement and… Read More »