East News Mass. Court: Drowsy Driver Can Be Held Liable for Crash if Condition Was Foreseeable October 19, 2023 A driver who suffers a sudden medical emergency and crashes into another vehicle may be held liable for the accident... Read More
Southeast News Filing a Day Late Leaves Insurer Short Under Mississippi’s Statute of Limitations October 17, 2023 The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer misunderstood when a three-year statute of limitations begins in dismissing the... Read More
East News N.J. High Court to Hear E-Scooter Rider’s Bid for No-Fault Auto Benefits October 16, 2023 David Goyco says he was like a bicyclist when he was injured while riding his low-speed electric scooter and hit... Read More
East News Erie Insurance Appeals Maryland’s Finding that it Engaged in Discriminatory Practices October 6, 2023 Erie Insurance Co. is taking its tiff with the Maryland insurance commissioner over the handling of discriminatory practices findings to... Read More
News Court Tosses $223.8 Million Verdict Against J&J in Talc Cancer Case October 4, 2023 An injured worker who collects workers’ compensation in Rhode Island cannot sue his employer in Massachusetts, according to a ruling... Read More
East News Insurance Broker in Menendez Case Allegedly Got Senator’s Help With Fraud Charge September 27, 2023 The defendants in the corruption case involving U.S. Senator Robert Menendez include a former New Jersey insurance broker who was... Read More
East News Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints September 5, 2023 The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated... Read More
East News Editor's Picks Appeals Court Blasts Insurer’s Conduct in Denying Claim Over Insured’s Conduct August 31, 2023 Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is not entitled to the summary judgment it was granted by a federal district court in... Read More
Texas / South Central News Fifth Circuit Nixes Its Own ‘Flawed’ Limit on Title VII Employee Discrimination Claims August 30, 2023 A federal appeals court has discarded its own long-time precedent and expanded the scope of discrimination claims that employees can... Read More
News Use of Shell Companies in Construction to Evade Taxes, Workers’ Comp On the Rise August 24, 2023 The workers’ compensation industry and state and federal tax authorities are losing hundreds of millions of dollars every year from... Read More