Earlier Medical Event Does Not Shield Later Negligent Acts: Massachusetts High Court April 1, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts seven-year statute of repose for medical malpractice claims does not shield professionals against separate acts of negligent treatment...
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...
Maryland Supreme Court Upholds Child Victims Act February 4, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Maryland Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, has upheld the Child Victims Act as constitutional. The Child Victims Act...
Maine High Court Invalidates Law Erasing Time Limit on Child Sex Abuse Claims January 29, 2025 In a 5-2 opinion, the Maine Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a 2021 state law that eliminated the statute of...
How Social Media Complicates Defamation Claims and How to Handle Them September 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Five professional models who sued long after a state’s three year statute of limitations expired may pursue their defamation claims...
Harvard Contract Breach Claims Blaming Marsh for Its $15M Insurance Denial Filed Too Late, Judge Rules August 19, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson After losing two bids to recover $15 million from its insurer for costs related to its failed legal defense of...
Former Washington NFL Player Denied Workers’ Compensation for Hip October 17, 2023 Stuart Anderson, who played linebacker for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) in the...
Filing a Day Late Leaves Insurer Short Under Mississippi’s Statute of Limitations October 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer misunderstood when a three-year statute of limitations begins in dismissing the...
Massachusetts High Court Affirms Limit on Wrongful Death Suits in Tobacco Ruling July 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson If a person’s right to bring a personal injury lawsuit has expired by the time of his or her death,...
Fla. High Court: 2-Year Statute of Repose Applies, Even in Liability Insurance Suits July 5, 2023 By William Rabb A Florida Supreme Court decision has put to rest some questions about whether a statute of limitations on lawsuits can...