Jury Awards $68.5M to Family of Worker Who Fell to Death at Philly Construction Site July 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Philadelphia jury has awarded $68.5 million in damages to the widow and son of a 38-year-old construction worker who...
No Workers’ Comp for Employee Injured When Vehicle Crashed Through Her Office Wall June 28, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee at the Virginia Department of Health who was seriously injured when a vehicle crashed through the wall of...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Bill to Create Landslide Insurance Program June 28, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A bill to create a state landslide insurance program for homeowners in Pennsylvania has been advanced by a House committee....
New Hampshire Sues TikTok Alleging Consumer Protection Violations, Harm to Kids June 27, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New Hampshire is suing social media video service TikTok Inc. for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection act, Attorney General...
Massachusetts Orders 14.6% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rates June 27, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Massachusetts businesses will see an average 14.6% reduction in workers’ compensation rates—a cut that is almost twice the size of...
New York Issues Guidance for Insurers on Insuring Affordable Housing June 25, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New York has issued guidance to commercial insurers that they are prohibited from inquiring about or making coverage decisions based...
Driver Who Blamed Injury on Rushing to Finish Schedule Fails to Deliver Evidence June 21, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A delivery driver failed to convince her employer or the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commissioner (VWCC) that she injured her knee...
Federal Court Won’t Intervene in Erie Insurance Tiff With Maryland Regulator June 20, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has declined to intervene in state regulatory proceedings in Maryland involving allegations of redlining by Erie...
New York Sexual Abuse Claimants Want Courts to End Case Backlog June 20, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A group representing claimants alleging childhood sexual abuse want New York courts to take steps to alleviate the backlog of...
13 People Rescued From Syracuse Home That Collapsed June 19, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson First responders believe they have accounted for all 13 people who might have been in a Syracuse two-family home that...