Virginia School: Workers’ Comp Bars $40M Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old April 27, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot...
Pennsylvania High Court Addresses When Stacked Coverage Waiver Is Not Needed April 27, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The removal of a vehicle from a multiple motor vehicle insurance policy, in which stacked coverage had previously been waived,...
Massachusetts High Court Opens 27,000 Drunk Driving Cases to Reconsideration April 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that 27,000 people who pled guilty or were convicted of drunk driving from...
Pennsylvania Hospital Wins Second Shot at Equitable Relief in Medical Malpractice Case April 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court is giving a Pennsylvania hospital another opportunity to have $1.75 million of its medical malpractice insurance...
Two Charged With Setting Philadelphia Fire That Killed Firefighter for Insurance Money April 21, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The owner of a Philadelphia building that caught fire and collapsed last summer, killing a city firefighter and injuring five...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court April 20, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury,...
Judge Allows Roberto Clemente Jr. Agency Fraud Claim Against Allstate April 19, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The son of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente alleges that Allstate Insurance Co. committed fraud...
A Look Back at Boston Marathon Bombing Insurance Claims April 18, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Ten years ago, on April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston...
Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails in Rural Maine April 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A train carrying hazardous materials has derailed and caught fire in Rockwood, Maine, fire officials said. Rockwood Fire and Rescue...
Judge Clears Class-Action Suit Alleging Geico Underpaid Auto Claims April 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured...