Oklahoma's current system, he said, leads to some employees receiving an extraordinarily high settlement for some minor temporary injuries, but low settlements for permanent disabilities. "Probably, Oklahoma has the highest rate of workers comp cost, but employees have the least benefit," he said....
Stephen G. Crane, Judge Settlements Versus Mediated Settlements, DISP. RESOL. MAG., Spring 2011, 20-22 (insightful review of pros and cons of judicially hosted settlement conferences and private mediations); Wayne D. Brazil, Judicial Mediation of Cases Assigned to the Judge for Trial - ...
Mike Trask