Texas DWC: 40% of Workers’ Comp Claimants Have Previous Injuries July 2, 2018 There are about 200,000 new claims each year in the Texas workers’ compensation system, representing about 2 percent of covered...
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Crash Suit by Helicopter Pilot July 2, 2018 The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed over a 2009 helicopter accident that left its...
Colorado Hailstorm Carries $169M Insurance Price Tag July 2, 2018 Thousands of Fountain and Colorado Springs, Colo., area residents were busy cleaning up and meeting with insurance adjusters after an...
North Texas Attorney Charged with $400K Insurance Fraud July 2, 2018 A Travis County grand jury has indicted a Texas attorney on charges of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly billing clients...
Part of Building Collapses in Pennsylvania, Killing One of Two Trapped Workers July 2, 2018 A two-story home being demolished in Philadelphia, Penn., partially collapsed, killing one of two contractors who had been trapped, officials...
University of Washington to Pay $123K to Settle Free-Speech Lawsuit July 2, 2018 The University of Washington will pay $122,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after the college billed a Republican club security...
People July 2, 2018 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Frank M. Baron as president of Alternative Markets, a newly formed business unit...
Beverly Hills Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Workers’ Comp Scam July 2, 2018 A Beverly Hills, Calif., doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a massive...
New York Attorney General Leads Suit Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency July 2, 2018 New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, joined by Attorneys General Xavier Becerra of California and Brian Frosh of Maryland,...
Report: California Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Rose Only Slightly Last Year July 2, 2018 California public self-insured workers’ compensation claims from fiscal year 2016-2017 rose less than 0.4 percent compared to the corresponding data...