Frito-Lay Employee’s Injury in Hoops Tourney Ruled Out of Bounds for Workers Comp March 5, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A forklift driver for Frito-Lay who injured his achilles tendon playing in a company basketball game is not covered by...
No Time Limit on Adding Dependent to Open Workers Comp Claim: NH High Court March 4, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Adding a dependent to an open workers’ compensation death benefits claim does not constitute a separate claim, the New Hampshire...
County Trash Collector’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Thrown Out February 21, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson When the garbage truck stopped, the worker stepped down from the metal step on the back of the truck to...
Carnegie Mellon to Pay Students $4.8M for Shifting to Remote Classes During COVID February 20, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Carnegie Mellon University has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of students whose...
Family of Man Killed in Copter-Plane Midair Collision Files $250 Million Claim February 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The family of a Connecticut man killed in the January 29 collision of an American Airlines plane with a military...
In $17M Suit, Cannabis Grower Claims Nearby Farm’s Pesticides Contaminated Its Crops February 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts cannabis grower is suing a neighboring berry and vegetable farm for allegedly rendering its entire cannabis harvest unusable...
Insurers Escape Coverage for Parents Accused of Hiding Son’s Murder Weapon February 14, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pennsylvania husband and wife are not covered by their homeowners or personal umbrella insurance policies for claims they inflicted...
Judge Rules Boston Waited Too Long to Sue Drug Intermediaries Over Opioid Crisis February 13, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge has dismissed the city of Boston’s lawsuit seeking to hold pharmacy benefit managers liable for the opioid...
Trenton Diocese Sues Four Insurers Over Coverage for Child Victim Claims February 13, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey has sued its liability insurers over their alleged “failure and refusal” to agree...
Deloitte Pays Rhode Island $5 Million to Aid Recovery From Ransomware Attack February 12, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The consulting firm Deloitte that built and manages Rhode Island’s popular RIBridges portal has paid the state $5 million to...