East News Five Workers Injured, One Missing After Chemical Plant Explosion May 4, 2023 One worker is missing and the building is severely damaged after an early morning explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant... Read More
East News School Board: Workers’ Comp Bars Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old April 27, 2023 The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot... Read More
East News 3rd Circuit Grants Pa. Hospital Chance to Restore Malpractice Coverage April 26, 2023 A federal appeals court is giving a Pennsylvania hospital another opportunity to have $1.75 million of its medical malpractice insurance... Read More
News Lawsuit Accuses Chubb of ‘Lowballing’ and Risking Further Liability April 4, 2023 Insurer Chubb has been accused of “lowballing” offers in the settlement of an employee class action that the owner of... Read More
News Federal Judge Clears Class-Action Suit Alleging Geico Underpaid Auto Claims March 28, 2023 Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds... Read More
East News Editor's Picks Mass. Supreme: No ‘Imbalance of Power’ Means Beating Wasn’t Abuse March 17, 2023 An act of physical abuse is not excluded by an abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy unless... Read More
East News Court Affirms Insurer, Agent Have Duty of Care But Not Fiduciary Duty in GEICO Case March 17, 2023 A licensed insurance agent, and the insurer she represents, owe a duty of care to a customer to explain coverages... Read More
East News Editor's Picks Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules March 8, 2023 A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a COVID-19 business loss claim by the owner... Read More
Texas / South Central News Federal Judge in Louisiana Suspends Texas Law Firm Over Hurricane Claims March 6, 2023 A federal judge has suspended a Texas law firm from practice in the western district of Louisiana over ethical questions... Read More
East News When an Injury Suffered ‘Preparing for Work’ Falls Under Workers’ Compensation March 6, 2023 An employee who was injured while scraping ice off his company-owned truck parked at his home is entitled to workers’... Read More