After being hit by a car, one pedestrian filed a lawsuit against the driver for negligence and gross negligence. The driver’s insurance refused to pay punitive damages, so the pedestrian took them to trial.
When a worker who was exposed to asbestos for his entire career tried to put forth a workers’ comp claim for lead exposure, the court looked at his former ailments to decide.
After a hailstorm damage claim was denied, both insurer and its adjuster were called as defendants in court as co-conspirators. The court had to decide.
When KVG Properties tenants ‘remodeled’ their rented space for illegal marijuana growing operations, the landlord looked for coverage under its policy, but the insurer refused.
As the opioid epidemic rages on, a lack of consistent standards of care exposes healthcare providers to liability. Insurers are formulating a response.
Ongoing challenges have forced MPL underwriters to reevaluate their risk portfolios, bringing significant change to a market segment that has seen a decade’s worth of price erosion.
Because accidents happen, the strategies an employer implements at the start of a workers’ comp claim will dictate if it becomes a legal affair. Two experts share how to avoid just that.
Elizabeth Holmes tricked investors out of millions by dressing in ‘Steve Jobs’ black and pitching health care technology that didn’t work. The risk management lessons from the Theranos fiasco are both scary and insightful.
An insurer found its insured, Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, had four underlying claimants seeking damages for sexual abuse inflicted by priests.
Biological Resource Center of Illinois was raided by the FBI on suspicions that it mishandled donated human remains for scientific research. Ten lawsuits soon followed.
Regulatory trends can leave a lasting impact on workers’ comp. The economy and technological advancement are two ways in which the industry is changing. But that’s not all.