A split decision by the Iowa Supreme Court last week resolves the issue in one state, but the question of whether third-party administrators can be held liable for the tort of bad faith remains unsettled in much of the country. …
William Smith Dize’s life revolved around water. The boat captain worked the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and when he wasn’t operating a boat, he was working on them and around the dock. But when Dize got sick and sued …
The cost per workers’ compensation claim in New Jersey rose following the end of the recession, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, Benchmarks for New Jersey, reported a 10 percent increase in …
Maryland’s highest court has ruled former Washington Redskins punter Tom Tupa is eligible for workers compensation for an injury while warming up for a preseason game in 2005 at FedEx Field. The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that ample …
A Tennessee civil court is allowing a man to pursue a racial discrimination lawsuit after being reprimanded for his role in a questionable workers’ compensation claim filed by another worker. The United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit has ruled …
A federal appeals court has reinstated Keri M. Towns’ wrongful termination case against Northeast Mississippi Electric Power Association. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Mississippi federal judge who had …
A former officer with the Fort Hall Police Department who was injured when his patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle has been awarded $717,000 by a Pocatello jury in a lawsuit over an American Indian tribe’s underinsured motorist insurance …