Payouts for workers’ compensation claims are on the rise after a bill passed earlier this year by the Georgia General Assembly took effect July 1.<br /><br />The result is an increase in costs for employers and carriers handling the claims, but an Atlanta workers’ comp attorney says he doesn’t think the change will impact most cases.
Lex Machina has released its 2022 insurance litigation report, examining trends including case filings, venues, judges, law firms, parties, and damages across federal district and appellate courts from 2017 to 2021.
After the CZU Lightning Complex Fires ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains in 2020, Sarah Mapel’s home was one of the few in her Boulder Creek neighborhood left standing. But after returning to the three-bedroom house built out of old-growth redwood, Mapel found wildfire smoke had inundated the interior and ruined most of her belongings.
By this time next year, Citizens Property Insurance policyholders and assignees of benefits could see their claims disputes decided, not in county or circuit courts, but by administrative judges who work for a Florida state agency.
A severe thunderstorm knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes in Baltimore, Carroll and Harford counties Tuesday, according to Baltimore Gas and Electric.
Damages are an essential part of nearly every third-party liability claim. Yet, evaluating damages can invoke a sense of dread and anxiety in even the most seasoned of claims professionals and litigators.
A federal jury in the District of Massachusetts has found that a Massachusetts employer and his company retaliated against an immigrant employee who reported an on-the-job injury.
State Sen. Jeremy Stine, R-Lake Charles, District 27, promised to give storm victims a voice in Baton Rouge if he were elected in 2021. He went into the legislative session with the intention of creating real reform, shedding light on the industry and protecting consumers, he said, particularly the customer experience of filing a claim and getting paid what they’re owed.
On December 31, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to Rule 3101(f) of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (‘CPLR’) that requires a defendant to automatically disclose all insurance policies under which an insurer may be liable to satisfy a judgment (the ‘New Rule’).
An insurance company is suing actress Amber Heard on a three-pronged request: (1) that it be absolved of any duty to pay for her defense in a recent defamation case by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, (2) that it not be required to pay the multi-million dollar judgment Depp won against her, and (3) that it not have to pay any costs of ongoing litigation associated with an appeal.
Marriott International confirmed Tuesday that unknown criminal hackers broke into its computer networks and then attempted to extort the company, marking the latest in a string of successful cyberattacks against one of the world’s biggest hotel chains.
US death rates from motor vehicle crashes rates are the highest among 29 upper-income countries, according to a government study that adds to the country’s poor public-health record among developed nations.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the 2015 Model S in which a couple was traveling just exited to the Paynes Prairie Rest Area on I-75 at 1:58 PM on July 6. For reasons no one is able to explain so far, the EV drove toward a parked Walmart Freightliner Tractor Trailer and struck its rear.
As another U.S. Supreme Court term wraps up, I am reminded of the incorrectly but often cited trope by law students summing up the Court’s power: ‘We may not always be right, but we are final!’
