Circuit Court Clears Way For Suits Against Army Corps Over Harvey Floodwater Releases June 6, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court last week cleared the way for thousands of Houston-area property owners and their insurers to pursue...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Comments on Designated Doctor Rules June 3, 2022 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) informed workers’ comp system participants this week of proposals for...
Oklahoma Court: Tort Reform Law Allows Lawsuit Against Employer June 3, 2022 By Jim Sams Jerry Harwood couldn’t collect workers’ compensation benefits after he was paralyzed when he was struck by a car while trying...
AM Best Removes Ratings of Oklahoma’s Sutton Specialty From Under Review June 2, 2022 AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
Browns QB Watson Facing 23rd Civil Suit in Texas June 2, 2022 Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who...
Covid-19 Led to 20% Increase in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims June 1, 2022 The number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) increased 20%...
Louisiana Governor Saw Deadly Arrest Video Months Before Prosecutors June 1, 2022 By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg With racial tensions still simmering over the killing of George Floyd, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers...
Keystone Adds Texas’ Milam Felker Insurance Services May 31, 2022 Keystone, a participant-owned insurance agency network, added Milam Felker Insurance Services, Inc. of Odessa, Texas, to its growing network of...
Louisiana Restaurant to Settle $30,000 EEOC Lawsuit May 31, 2022 A Louisiana restaurant admitted that it violated federal law when it fired and then later refused to rehire a worker...
NTSB: Pilot Disorientation Likely Caused Fatal 2019 Louisiana Plane crash May 31, 2022 Pilot disorientation is listed as a probable cause of the 2019 small plane crash that killed five people in south...