Bird Flu Signs Found in Three Veterinarians Suggest Wider US Spread February 14, 2025 By Jessica Nix Signs of recent bird flu infection were found in three U.S. veterinarians, two of whom had no known prior exposure,...
Ruling on Field Stands: Philadelphia Eagles Denied Covid-19 Insurance Claim December 16, 2024 The Philadelphia Eagles football team has lost its bid for federal court reconsideration of the dismissal of the team’s claim...
Viewpoint: Higher Repair Costs, Supply Line Delays Drive Business Interruption Claims November 1, 2023 By John Nosari The aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic have hit businesses hard, with inflation, supply chain disruptions, and increasing downtime. Just as...
Calif. Appellate Ct. Revives Suit Seeking Coverage for Income Lost During COVID Shutdown October 3, 2023 By Jim Sams A California appellate court ruled again Monday that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause direct physical loss or damage to property,...
WCRI: Inflation Not a Big Deal for Workers’ Comp, Yet August 4, 2023 By Jim Sams While fast-rising prices in the past year drove up claim costs for auto and property insurers, inflation has been a...
California Supreme Court, Warning of Litigation ‘Deluge,’ Rejects Take-Home COVID Claims July 7, 2023 By Jim Sams An employer owed no duty of care to the wife of an employee who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 that...
Workers’ Comp and Mental Health: Panel Examines Why Worker Wellbeing Matters June 26, 2023 By Allen Laman American workers are struggling. Employee stress has reached record highs. Symptoms and formal diagnoses of mental illnesses like anxiety, depression...
N.H. Supreme Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy for COVID Claim May 15, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming...
LexisNexis: Auto Claim Severity Up 35% over Pre-Pandemic Rates May 11, 2023 By Jim Sams Claim severity for both bodily injury and property damage increased by 35% since 2019, while collision claim severity has jumped...
Viewpoint: N.J. Medical Society Manufactures a Scientific Dispute April 5, 2023 By Erin Bradham, Keith Moskowitz and Doug Janicik A recent Law 360 article1 highlights the Medical Society of New Jersey’s (“Society,” or “MSNJ”) arguments in two COVID-19 business...