Posts by Y@DminG
Florida Medical Malpractice Caps Ruled Unconstitutional
Caps on how much money patients injured by a doctor’s mistakes can receive were declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday, a decision that strikes down one of former Gov. Jeb Bush’s major policy victories. The court ruled … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawyer Says Man Blamed is a Scapegoat in Deadly California Warehouse Fire
Lawyers for the operator of an Oakland, Calif., warehouse charged in a fire that killed three dozen partygoers who were packed into the building aired possible defenses on Friday to a prosecution case that legal experts say appears to be … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreS.D. High Court Permits Bad Faith Cause of Action Against Workers’ Comp Insurer
In Mordhorst v. Dakota Trucking Underwriters and Risk Administration Services, 886 N.W.2d 322(S.D. 2016) the South Dakota Supreme Court found that a workers’ compensation insurer could be found in bad faith, even though it relied upon an independent medical opinion … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer for Washington County Agrees to $2.25M Settlement in Wrongful Convictions
The insurance company for Spokane County will pay $2.25 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit that contended the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office engaged in witness-tampering and recklessness to wrongfully convict three men for a 2008 robbery. Spokane County … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate Decision Could Accelerate Damage to Trump’s Florida-Based Properties
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate empire in the coming decades, especially his properties that lie just feet from the encroaching sea in low-lying South Florida. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas Hail Attorney Indicted for Barratry and Fraud
An investigation into hailstorm claims fraud by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Fraud Unit led to a Tarrant County grand jury indictment of Richard Kent Livesay, a lawyer who allegedly solicited business following major hailstorm events that occurred in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAutomatic Braking Will Be Standard on Top-Selling Nissans
Nissan plans to make automatic emergency braking standard on seven of 18 U.S. models for the 2018 model year, putting the safety feature on most of its top sellers. The company also pledged to make the system standard on 90 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArizona Gov. Says State Needs to Stop Wrong-Way Freeway Crashes
Gov. Doug Ducey reacted Wednesday to the latest fatal wrong-way crash on a Phoenix-area freeway by ordering state agencies to take steps to combat the deadly problem. Ducey commented after two drivers were killed and a third injured in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMajority of U.S. Firms Confident of Cyber Protection Despite Naive Employees
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. businesses believe their organizations are highly protected from attempts by outsiders to gain access to their systems and data, according to a survey by global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson. A similar proportion … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePeople News: Greenlight Capital Re, Bolton & Company
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. Announces Appointment of Burton as Chief Executive Officer Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., a specialist property/casualty reinsurance company headquartered in the Cayman Islands, hired Simon Burton as chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2017. He will succeed … Source: Claims Journal
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