AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims November 15, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the...
Prosecutors Oppose Release of Alleged Restoration Extortion Gang Leader November 10, 2022 By Jim Sams The alleged leader of a gangland extortion ring that took control of the New York City fire restoration industry can...
New SEC Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims November 10, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may...
Ruling Exposes Gov’t to $1.6B In Damages Because of Hurricane Harvey Flooding November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal court in late October found the US government liable for $455,000 in damages to six claimants whose homes...
NCCI: Almost One Quarter of COVID Claimants Suffer Prolonged Symptoms November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams Nearly a quarter of workers’ compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later,...
Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase In Auto Loss Ratios November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams U.S. auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic...
Judge Threatens to Sanction Firm for Baseless La. Hurricane Suits November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit...
Driver Can Stack Uninsured Motorist Coverage, South Carolina High Court Says November 3, 2022 By Jim Sams A woman who was injured in a crash while driving a rental car provided by an auto insurer may collect...
New York High Court: Insured’s ‘Mutual Mistake’ Argument Came Too Late November 1, 2022 By Jim Sams New York’s highest court reversed a $4.5 million judgment against an insurer that denied a fire damage claim by the...
Judge Threatens to Sanction Law Firm that Filed Hundreds of La. Hurricane Lawsuits October 27, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit...