Fake Deer-Collision Claim Results in South Carolina Fraud Charges January 28, 2025 First it was the fake bear insurance fraud that made headlines around the country. Now, it’s a fake deer that...
Insurers Balk at $19.7M Claim on Fake Basquiat Paintings Seized by FBI January 21, 2025 By Mike Schneider Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen...
Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Sinks Coverage for Pool Chemical Injuries December 2, 2024 A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by...
Worker Injured While Drunk on the Job Wins Claim Approval October 21, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A worker injured when he fell from a ladder is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits despite the fact he was...
Claim on Seized Hemp Shipment Barred, Showing Trickiness of Coverage August 2, 2024 By William Rabb International treaties preempt state-based legal actions, giving an air transport company an escape from claims on what a hemp producer...
Florida Office of Insurance Fines Heritage for Ian Claims Issues May 13, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in recent weeks has fined five property/casualty insurers, including Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance...
Microsoft Hit With $242 Million U.S. Verdict in Cortana Patent Lawsuit May 13, 2024 By Blake Brittain Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that...
Spouse Married After Injury Can Still Seek Damages in Asbestos Claim, Florida High Court Rules May 13, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Supreme Court has opened the door a little wider to wrongful death claims from people who weren’t married...
SC High Court Strikes ‘Troubling’ Denial of Comp Claim, Says Can’t Be Based on Stats April 16, 2024 By William Rabb An employer cannot use an ergonomics report, showing that a work injury is statistically unlikely, to deny a workers’ compensation...
Egyptian Court Rejects Appeal Against Detention of Ship in Suez Canal May 5, 2021 By Jim Sams CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that the container ship which blocked the Suez Canal in March could...