Mass. Supreme Asked if Insurer Must Reimburse Costs that Prevented Larger Claim June 9, 2022 By Jim Sams Ken’s Foods says it spared its insurer a potential $10 million pollution claim by spending more than $2 million on...
Mass. Finds Virus Caused No Physical Loss, the 1st State High Court to Rule April 22, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer...
Mass. High Court Rules Auto Insurers Must Pay For Inherent Diminished Value October 20, 2021 By Jim Sams Anybody who’s seen a Carfax commercial may suspect that a vehicle that’s been involved in a crash is worth less...
Courts in N.Y., N.H. Rule Workers’ Comp Should Cover Marijuana Costs for Injured Workers March 2, 2021 By Jim Sams Courts in New York and New Hampshire have joined jurists in New Jersey in ruling that the cost of medical...
Mass. Holds the Line on Reimbursement for Marijuana, but Some States Pushing Further October 29, 2020 By Jim Sams Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that a workers’ compensation insurer cannot be required to reimburse a claimant for the cost...
‘Physical Abuse’ Exclusion Doesn’t Bar Claim Stemming From Fight Over Fish August 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A policy that excludes damages caused by “physical abuse” does not take a property insurer off the hook for a...
Mass. High Court Upholds Consent-to-Settle Clause in Malpractice Policy December 18, 2019 By Jim Sams Massachusetts’ highest court on Monday rejected arguments that consent-to-settle clauses in professional malpractice insurance policies violate public policy. The Supreme...
Mass. High Court Applies 6-Year Limit to Asbestos Illness Claims March 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a statute of repose barring many construction-related personal injury claims after a...
Mass. SJC: Independent Contractor Statute Doesn’t Apply in Workers’ Comp Case May 21, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled the state’s independent contractor statute does not determine whether a claimant is...
Massachusetts Court Says Teens Not Liable Under Social Host Law February 24, 2012 The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that teenagers who host underage drinking parties but do not supply alcohol cannot...