The Most Practical Book on Negotiating Ever Written
Negotiating is an art. It's complicated. To become an exceptional negotiator traditionally requires years of experience in negotiations. But that doesn't mean that most people can't quickly and easily learn proven negotiating skill and techniques if someone shows them what to do. This book does exactly that. 
Never Lose Again reveals a simple but remarkably effective set of fifty questions that anyone can immediately use to become far better negotiators. The fifty questions apply to all types of negotiation situations, from conflicts like buying a home or car to business transactions of all kinds. Each question has been designed to put you in the best position possible, helping you to avoid tricks, break deadlocks, discover conflict and dispute resolutions, and find hidden deals in all types of negotiations. No other book on the market distills the key negotiation principles into such a simply, effective, and instantly usable form. By learning to use these questions, you can start thinking like expert negotiators and make better deals for yourself, your family, and your business.

Never Lose Again: Become a Top Negotiator by Asking the Right Questions

Business & Money

Babitsky, Steven

Mangraviti, James J.

Management & Leadership

Thomas Dunne Books

Understanding the Ama Guides: A Comparison of the Fourth Edition to the Third Edition Revised (Personal Injury Library)

Sewall, Harry Dean

Wiley Law Pubns

Litigating Stress Cases in Workers' Compensation, 1994 Supplement

Mangraviti, James

Business

With this updated edition of UNDERSTANDING THE AMA GUIDES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION, you'll develop a solid understanding of the new standards, which in turn, will empower you to argue cases more successfully. Readers will find pages of detail on: the distinction between 'permanent impairment' and disabilitythe circumstances under which physicians may express an opinion concerning disabilityspine evaluations under the new injury modeland much more. You'll also get practical answers to important questions like 'How do the AMA GUIDES rate degrees of impairment?' and, 'How do they establish a monetary value for a totally impaired body part?' Plus, there's state-by-state case-specific information, checklists, and sample proofs.

Understanding the Ama Guide in Workers' Compensation (Personal Injury Library)

Mangraviti, James J., Jr.

With Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation, you'll develop an even better understanding of the new standards, so you'll argue cases more successfully. There are pages of detail on the distinction between "permanent impairment" and disability, the circumstances under which physicians may express an opinion concerning disability, spine evaluations under the new injury model, and more. You'll also get practical answers to questions such as: "How do the AMA Guides rate degrees of impairment?" and "How do they establish a monetary value for a totally impaired body part?" And that's just the beginning. Plus, the book contains state-by-state case-specific information, checklists, and sample proofs. Highlights include: California's adoption of the Fifth Edition of the AMA Guides as part of its 2004 Workers' Compensation Reform Board Certification in use of the AMA Guides and an IME physician's qualifications How to handle impairments not specifically covered under the AMA Guides Additional difficult cross-examination questions for impairment evaluators New sample proof for lumbar spinal cord injury How to rate impairment in a claimant who refuses surgery that would likely be of benefit Whether a rating under the A.A.O.S. manual is sufficient to award benefits Rating TMJ under the AMA Guides and the Recommended Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment of the Temporomandibular Joint Whether failure to follow the AMA Guides is a question of law or fact Whether a rating physician can invalidate Range of Motion measurements based upon the doctor's observations and clinical experience Whether an administrative law judge (ALJ) can adjust an impairment rating if he or she finds that the rating physician misapplied the AMA Guides Updated case law, statutes, and regulations

Understanding the AMA guides in workers' compensation (The Personal injury library)

Rules & Procedures

Wiley Law Publications

TABLE OF CONTENTS: (1) Fundamentals of Workplace Stress (2) Background of Workers' Compendation (3) Background of Mental-Mental claims (4) Interviewing the Claimant (5) General Trial Strategy (6) Discovery (7) Claimant's Psychiatric History (8) General Pressures of the Job (9) Psychological Testing (10) Use of Experts (11) Proof and Defense of Disability (12) Sample Proofs

Litigating Stress Cases in Worker's Compensation (Personal Injury Library Series)

The American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (or AMA Guides) is mandated for use in many workers' compensation systems. The AMA Guides are now in their sixth edition, and various states are using either the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth edition of the Guides.
 In easy-to-follow language, Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensationbrings you up to speed with a review of essential concepts... complete coverage of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Edition of the AMA Guides ...and a focus on the key changes.
 Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation delivers the concise, jargon-free information you need to prepare any case with confidence - and the courtroom-tested tactics to help you win it. Whether you're new to workers' compensation cases or a long-time practitioner, this expertise-filled resource will be an invaluable time and work-saving tool in every case involving the AMA Guides.
 This resource is an arsenal of ready-to-use tools, techniques, and tips to help you build a better case from start to finish, including:
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<li> Expert insight on how physicians should reach impairment ratings - and how to spot mistakes that may compromise up to 80% of all ratings, according to one study</li>
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Case-tested guidelines for using the AMA Guides to prepare client and physician testimony</li>
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Sample proofs that illustrate how permanent impairment can be established for various injuries</li>
<li>A cross-examination guide that shows how to pick apart an opposing physician's credibility, including word-for-word cross-examinations from real cases</li>
<li> Dozens of questions to confound opposing witnesses - including case-clinchers like "The Ten Most Difficult Cross-Examination Questions" </li>
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Convenient digests of federal and state statutes and case law decisions that put a wealth of legal background at your fingertips </li>
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Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation has been updated to include coverage of:
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<li> Which conditions are not adequately covered in each edition of the AMA Guides
</li>
<li>The level of compliance with the AMA Guides legally required of a rating physician</li>
<li>When rating physicians may deviate from the Guides and how to justify or challenge such deviations</li>
<li> Which edition of the AMA Guides is legally required to be used</li>
<li>Whether the AMA Guides are admissible into evidence</li>
<li> How to challenge the adoption of the AMA Guides
</li>
<li>What the courts find or do not find persuasive when ratings made under the AMA Guides are challenged </li>
<li>How the AMA Guides relate to scheduled awards</li>
<li>How to preserve the strongest record for appeal</li>
<li>When exactly a claimant is or is not at maximum medical improvementand#8212;for example, a claimant with a condition such as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which may wax and wane over time</li>
<li>Can a claimant be evaluated for impairment even though he is not at maximum medical improvement</li>
<li>Who is qualified to rate impairment</li>
<li>And more!</li>
</ul>

Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation 2014

Wolters Kluwer/Law & Business

This new practical survival guide for expert witnesses reveals all of the techniques and "tricks" used by trial attorneys during cross-examination. Each technique is identified, explained and illustrated with actual and sample trial testimony. As an expert witness, your "marketability" will increase dramatically once you master cross-examination. Attorneys seek out expert witnesses who excel during cross-examination.

How to Excel During Cross-Examination: Techniques for Experts That Work

Law Practice

SEAK, Inc.

The average physician will negotiate for millions of dollars over the next twenty years without having any training in negotiation skills. This book was written especially to provide physicians with the negotiating skills they need to get what they deserve. The book is straightforward, easy to read and features over 250 examples which explain exactly what to do, and what not to do, during a negotiation.

The Successful Physician Negotiator: How to Get What You Deserve

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Mangraviti, Jr., James J.

St. Martin's: Griffin

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