Fla. Appeals Court Narrows Going and Coming Rule in Work Comp May 2, 2022 By William Rabb A Florida appeals court has put a fine point on the still-evolving “going and coming rule” in workers’ compensation law.... Read More
Pharmacist Gets 10 Years For $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme April 28, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Mississippi pharmacist has been sentenced to the maximum 10 years in... Read More
Mother: Son’s Death on Florida Ride Could’ve Been Prevented April 27, 2022 By Mike Schneider ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who was killed while riding a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower... Read More
Insurer Too Quick to File Suit Seeking Court Support for its Claim Denial April 23, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff Insurance company officials and attorneys have been known to complain when policyholders file suit before the parties have had a... Read More
Hospital Must Turn Over Info on Famous Cardiologist, Appeals Court Says April 20, 2022 By William Rabb Once a party relinquishes information considered privileged, it cannot then claim that other information about the same subject must remain... Read More
‘Deceptive’ Denial Letter Costs Insurer Treble Damages After Appeal to 4th Circuit April 20, 2022 By Jim Sams The insurer first said it would pay to repair a breezeway at a student housing complex that partially collapsed during... Read More
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Cities Eager for Flood Funding April 19, 2022 By Michael Phillis ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted... Read More
12 Injured in Shooting at South Carolina Mall; Three Detained April 18, 2022 By Michelle Liu COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall... Read More
Jury Awards $450,000 to Employee Who Declined Birthday Party April 18, 2022 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jury has awarded a man $450,000 who sued his employer after he asked them... Read More
S.C. Supreme Ct. Reverses, Finds Insurers Owe Coverage for Pollution April 14, 2022 By Jim Sams The carriers that insured a Charleston fertilizer plant more than 30 years ago are liable for contamination at the site... Read More