Court affirms employer workers’ comp lien on full asbestos tort settlement
The case centered on Stephen M. Dodge, a longtime state employee who was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers both on the job and at…
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Oregon court throws out $1 billion wildfire verdict – and hands key insurers a lifeline
Which insurers stand to benefit – and which face new headwinds Liability tower – exposure reduced Subrogation carriers…
Oregon court throws out $1B wildfire verdict – and hands key insurers a lifeline
Which insurers stand to benefit – and which face new headwinds Liability tower – exposure reduced Subrogation carriers…
Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling That Late‑Asserted Major Contributing Cause Defenses Are Waived | Marshall Dennehey
Budd v. Jandrew Enterprises LLC, (1D2024-3161, January 30, 2026) (OJCC# 23-004984) The First District Court of Appeal recently issued a…
Florida Appeals Court Rejects Rules Protecting Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Compensation Cases | Akerman LLP – Health Law Rx
A recent decision by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (DCA) has significant implications for physicians and other practitioners who…
Court rules Berkshire Hathaway must defend Trulieve in cannabis worker death suit
The case arose from the death of Lorna McMurrey, a worker at a cannabis production facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts. McMurrey…
Court blocks medical supply company from challenging Hartford workers’ comp payments
Scomed was given multiple opportunities to respond over three hearings but largely declined to present its own arguments or evidence.…
Captive insurer can’t shake $116 million bad faith claims, court rules
At Oxford’s urging, the firm agreed to wait until April 2025 to refile, then agreed to another extension through June…
Meta’s insurers win child harm defense battle in Delaware court
Hartford Casualty Insurance Company filed suit in Delaware on November 1, 2024, seeking a declaration that it owed Meta nothing.…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Statute Does Not Apply To Surety Bonds | Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Pennsylvania’s bad‑faith statute, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 8371, permits insureds to recover certain damages in “action[s] arising under an insurance…