SC Supreme: Exclusive Remedy Bars UI Benefits for Crash in Co-Worker’s Car January 13, 2023 By Jim Sams If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist...
Massachusetts Settles With Walmart Over Workers’ Compensation Drug Prices December 8, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff Retail pharmacy Walmart has agreed to pay $500,000 to Massachusetts after allegedly failing to follow the state’s prescription pricing procedures...
Viewpoint: Settlement Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Claims November 21, 2022 By Alex Ficker and Sarah M. Luna Knowing how to effectively negotiate and settle cases is essential when handling workers compensation claims. To do this well, you...
Fla. Supreme: Plaintiff Can’t Pull Out of Settlement Because Lienholder Named as Payee October 24, 2022 By Jim Sams Adam J. Sounders agreed to settle his personal-injury lawsuit against a trucking company for $500,000, but pulled out of the...
Washington Roofing Companies Face $1M+ in Fines for Repeated Fall Risks September 23, 2022 Two Washington roofing companies named to the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) severe violators list are facing large...
WCRI Finds Delaware Law Cut Workers’ Comp Medical Claim Costs by 33% September 19, 2022 A Delaware workers’ compensation law passed in 2014 has succeeded in lowering workers’ compensation medical claim costs, new research shows....
Texas-Based Supermarket Faces $1 Million in Fines over Unsafe Working Conditions August 18, 2022 Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket...
Claims Fraud: Insurance Agent, Public Adjuster, Auto Repair Shop Owner August 1, 2022 Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement The chief executive officer of a Taunton, Massachusetts insurance agency pleaded guilty to embezzlement...
Freight Broker Sues Liberty Mutual for ‘Excessive’ Work Comp Premiums July 26, 2022 By Claims Journal staff An Illinois freight broker has filed a lawsuit accusing Liberty Mutual of overcharging it by demanding payment of workers’ compensation...
Subrogating Shifting and Falling Cargo Cases July 5, 2022 By By Gary L. Wickert We see more than our fair share of subrogation cases involving work-related injuries caused by shifting and falling cargo. If...