Report: California Independent Medical Review Volume Declined Through 1st Half of 2021 September 24, 2021 The number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers’ comp medical disputes hit a record low in the...
Suspected Arson Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Northern California September 24, 2021 Thousands of people were under evacuation orders Friday and many others were on notice to be ready to flee as...
California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to Offer Increased Coverage September 24, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered the FAIR Plan to offer a homeowners policy, in addition to its...
Dallas Trucking Company Sued for Disability Discrimination September 24, 2021 A Dallas-based trucking company violated federal law when it refused to hire applicant after learning he had taken medical leave...
South Dakota Court Rules Pierre Not Liable for Injuries Caused by Trainee September 24, 2021 The South Dakota Supreme Court, in an opinion released Sept. 23, agreed with a lower court ruling that two people...
Judge Dismisses Some Suits Against Ohio State Over Sex Abuse by Doc September 24, 2021 By Kantele Franko A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State’s failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by...
Louisiana’s Seafood Industry Struggling After Ida September 24, 2021 By Jay Reeves Louisiana’s oyster farmers, crabbers, shrimpers and anglers are nothing if not adaptable, producing millions of pounds of seafood annually, often...
Report: More than 456.5K Claims Filed in Texas After Winter Storm September 24, 2021 A recently released report from the state’s insurance department shows more claims and higher average claim costs resulting from the...
Judge Clears Kansas City COVID Business Interruption Claim for Trial September 24, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal judge in Kansas City has cleared a restaurant group’s COVID-related business interruption claim for jury trial, finding that...
Feds Analyzing Fractured Gas Pipeline in Arizona Explosion September 24, 2021 The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on last month’s gas line explosion in Coolidge, Ariz., that destroyed...