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Oregon Hospital Faces Lawsuit in Slip-and-Fall Case

A woman seeks $600,000 in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against a Bend, Ore., hospital. The Bend Bulletin reports the lawsuit filed on behalf of Diana Jones alleges the hospital failed to warn of a slippery tile floor as visitors tracked …

UK Panel Seeks to Reign in Whiplash Claims; ABI, RSA Comment

A report from the UK Government’s Transport Select Committee targets the voraciously expanding number of claims for “whiplash,” i.e. soft tissue injuries, as badly in need of reforms. These types of injuries now account for around 70 percent of all …