The Mystery of Medicare Set Asides Continues March 5, 2012 By Denise Johnson As most adjusters and insurers are aware, effective Jan. 1, 2012, all liability, no-fault, self-insured and workers compensation insurers should...
Drug Diversion Rx March 5, 2012 By Lori Widmer Claims Departments on Guard as Prescription Drug Abuse Reaches Epidemic Levels Of the 2.1 billion prescriptions the American Medical Association...
Couple Sue Wyoming Resort Over Ski Injury March 5, 2012 A couple is suing Four Seasons Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, saying a ski binding caused severe injuries when it...
Private Eye Nails Insurance Fraud at Parades March 5, 2012 By JONATHAN TILOVE About 25 years ago, Mark Avery first diagnosed “Mardi Gras syndrome.” This condition, Avery writes, “is evidenced by an excessive...
Louisiana Appeals Court Upholds Katrina Flood Ruling March 5, 2012 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for...
Rhode Island Fire Department Gets $683,451 to Buy New Ladder Truck March 5, 2012 The Warwick Fire Department is getting a federal grant for $683,451 to help it buy a new aerial ladder truck....
Settlement Reached in 2007 Washington Copter Crash March 5, 2012 A confidential settlement has been reached in the case of a 2007 Washington helicopter crash that killed four people and...
Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Online Marketing Tactics Examined in New Study March 2, 2012 A study of how plaintiffs’ lawyers market their services online reveals some of the most sophisticated, high-dollar tactics of any...
New Tool for Comparing Workers’ Comp Laws Across U.S. and Canada March 2, 2012 A tool for researching and understanding the distinctions among workers’ compensation laws in all U.S. states and certain Canadian provinces...
Agents Confiscate Thousands of Counterfeit Goods at NBA All-Star Weekend March 2, 2012 More than 2,500 counterfeit items were confiscated as the result of a joint operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s...