Top 10 States With Most Tornado Claims: State Farm March 4, 2015 Tornado and high winds are some of the most destructive forces of nature. While tornadoes are frequent in the Great...
More States Considering Workers’ Compensation Drug Formularies March 2, 2015 By Denise Johnson While workers’ compensation pharmacy benefit managers have been utilizing drug formularies for a long time, only Washington, Texas, Ohio and...
Arizona Workers Have No Blanket Right to Travel Expenses in Injury Cases February 27, 2015 A court ruling says Arizona workers being treated for on-the-job injuries aren’t entitled to travel expenses if they haven’t shown...
Michigan Court Rules in Favor of Insurer, $130K Judgment in Marijuana House Fire February 26, 2015 By ED WHITE An insurance company can recover more than $130,000 from a Michigan woman whose home burned down when her then-husband smoked...
Global Cat Report Finds 2014 Insured Losses Lowest in 5 Years February 25, 2015 In 2014, significant insured losses totaled approximately $33 billion, a dramatic drop compared to the historic insured losses seen in...
Workers’ Comp Rule Changes Could Save $27M Annually in North Carolina February 25, 2015 New rules setting maximum fees for doctors and hospitals performing medical services for workers injured on the job in North...
Study Provides Reasons for Increasing Hospital Costs in Workers’ Comp February 25, 2015 A new study from Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), updates a recently published 33-state study with an extra year...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs February 24, 2015 By KATHLEEN RONAYNE If a worker in New Hampshire gets hurt on the job, an anesthetic injection can cost $763 under a workers’...
Recovery of Sales Tax After Vehicle Total Loss February 24, 2015 By Gary L. Wickert and Lee R. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Approximately 12 to 14 percent of all accidents result in a total loss, a number which has been trending upward...
BP Gross Negligence Ruling a Warning to Big Oil and Partners September 5, 2014 By Bradley Olson, Margaret Cronin Fisk and Harry R. Weber A U.S. judge’s watershed ruling means the final cost to BP Plc for the 2010 Gulf oil spill may eclipse...