Hartford Insurance Loses Appeal of Loss of Consortium Claim It Labeled a ‘Ploy’ August 31, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Hartford Insurance Group has lost an appeal of a $1.45 million injury settlement between an injured employee and third parties...
OSHA Approves Massachusetts Public Sector Worker Safety Plan August 30, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently granted Massachusetts initial approval for a state-run safety...
Prison Officer Gets ‘Assault Pay’ Where Injury Was Not Caused by Direct Violence August 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts appeals court has ruled that a prison employee is entitled to “assault pay” for an injury even though...
State Farm Sues Amazon to Recover New York Homeowner Claim August 23, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson State Farm Fire & Casualty is trying to get Amazon to reimburse it for a payment it made to cover...
Small New Hampshire Town Political Spats Devolve Into Defamation, Free Speech Claims August 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The small town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire and a selectman who owns a winery have successfully defended themselves against multiple...
Maryland Court Affirms Limits on Hiring Firm Liability for Contractor Negligence August 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from...
New York Court Nixes Injury Claim by Worker Who Fell Off Bucket August 10, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A laborer who fell and was injured after he stood on an inverted bucket to reach a cable has nobody...
Phone Call With Insurer Does Not Void Insured’s Prior Rejection of Coverage August 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A motorcycle driver’s signed waiver of underinsured motorists coverage in 2004 was still in effect 15 years later when he...
State Farm Alleges $2.6M Auto Insurance Fraud by New Jersey Chiropractors, Doctors August 5, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal...
Safety Insurance Cites Q2 Combined Ratio, COVID Claim Court Win August 4, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Boston-based Safety Insurance touted a combined ratio of 92.1 and a win in a COVID-19 business interruption court case as...