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Workers' Compensation Settlement vs. Trial: Strategies, Statutes, and Smart Decisions

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Workers' Compensation Settlement vs Trial: Strategies, Statutes, and Smart Decis
About the Program

Workers’ compensation claims rarely exist in isolation. When an injured worker is also facing time off, an ADA issue, or another overlapping claim, competing statutes complicate settlement negotiations and release strategy. Professor Michael C. Duff examines how to approach adjuster conversations, evaluate the true scope of what is being settled, and identify which claims cannot be released. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for valuation, release drafting, and long-term exposure considerations when the human body, and its costs, cannot be fully predicted.

Michael Duff

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Michael Duff
Professor Michael C. Duff

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Saint Louis University School of Law

Professor Michael C. Duff, a 1995 graduate of the Harvard Law School, directs the Wefel Center for Employment Law at the Saint Louis University School of Law. Prior to entering academia in 2006, Professor Duff practiced workers’ compensation, personal injury, labor, and employment law in the federal government and with a private firm. He has settled (and litigated) many cases. Although he has written complex legal texts on theoretical subjects (he has authored textbooks, law review articles, and Bar journal pieces), he is also very well known as a practical lawyer who has resolved many straightforward legal disputes efficiently.

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Accreditation
Credit Hours:
1.00
Specialty Area:
None
Credit Type:
General
Original Air Date:
July 13, 2026
Accredited in:
California

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