Insurers Tapped to Pay Growing Number of False Claims Act Actions October 25, 2021 By Jim Sams A growing number of False Claims Act investigations combined with recent court decisions that found insurers liable for the cost...
Marijuana Waxes as Opioids Wane in Workers’ Comp October 11, 2021 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are...
Michigan Car Crash Victims Could Lose Care Under New Rules June 1, 2021 By Anna Liz Nichols LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Courtnie Bush, 16, was never supposed to wake up again, much less smile, stand and walk...
Nevada Supreme: Insurer Entitled to Reimbursement for Defense Costs if No Coverage Owed March 15, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer that paid to defend a policyholder against a lawsuit, but determined later that no coverage was owed, is...
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...
Viewpoint: 11th Circuit Holds No Obligation to Defend Against DOJ Antitrust Investigation August 5, 2019 By Rafael Rivera Jr. On July 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Crowley Maritime Corp. v. Nat’l Union Fire...
The Cost of Subrogation Procrastination April 5, 2018 By Gary Wickert Delays in Referring File to Subrogation Counsel Can Be Expensive In July 2017, we published a somewhat controversial article in...
Oklahoma Owes $36 Million in Disaster Aid August 22, 2011 Oklahoma has failed to pay $36 million expected by more than 600 local governments and others for help in cleaning...
Republicans Propose Paying Back Wisconsin’s Malpractice Fund May 25, 2011 Republican state lawmakers are circulating a bill that would tap more than a third of new tax revenue to repay...