Ex Parte Ford’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “"[I]n 1992, the Alabama Legislature provided for an `Ombudsman Program to assist injured or disabled employees . . . in protecting their rights and obtaining information available under the Workers' Compensation Law.' Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-290 (a). One of the features of the Ombudsman Program is the `benefit-review conference,' which is a `nonadversarial, informal dispute resolution proceeding' conducted by an ombudsman trained in dispute mediation. Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-291 ; see § 25-5-290 (e)[, Ala. Code 1975]. The parties may enter into settlement agreements at the benefit-review conference. See § 25-5-292(a, b)[, Ala. Code 1975]. A settlement agreement made at the benefit-review conference is `effective on the date the settlement is signed unless one of the parties submits the settlement to the court for approval as provided in this article [i.e., Article 11 of chapter 5 of Title 25, the article of the Workers' Compensation Act providing for the Ombudsman Program].' § 25-5-292 (a); see also § 25-5-290 (f)(2)[, Ala. Code 1975]. Section 25-5-292 (b) further provides that a settlement agreement entered *Page 6 into at a benefit-review conference is `binding on all parties through the final conclusion of all matters relating to the claim, unless within 60 days after the agreement is signed or approved the court on a finding of fraud, newly discovered evidence, or other good cause, shall relieve all parties of the effect of the agreement.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 993 So. 2d 1 - Berry v. H.M. Michael, Inc.