By Sav Maive | Updated: August 21, 2024 Which states take “safety first” seriously for outdoor jobs? With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recently proposed rule for federal heat protections, Lawn Love ranked 2024’s Safest States for Outdoor Workers. We compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 5 categories. We looked at legislation protecting […]
To promote efficient resolution of workers’ compensation claims, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will begin indexing every complete case on Sept. 26, 2024, for cases assembled on or after this date. For information on the announcement, see Subject Number 046-1704. As a result, the majority of claims assembled that contain a medical report of […]
Openly, the premium homeowners insurance provider, has announced it has begun offering its comprehensive coverage options to independent insurance agents and policyholders in Delaware. This launch marks the company’s expansion into its 24th state, following two successful rollouts in Connecticut and Virginia earlier this year. “Using cutting-edge data and technology, Openly empowers independent agents to deliver exceptional […]
Plaintiff Acted Inappropriately in Discovery Dispute Litigants Must Meet & Confer to an Impasse Before Bringing Discovery Disputes to Court In an insurance coverage action where Plaintiff alleged that Defendant breached its flood insurance policy by paying less than what Plaintiff asserts was the appropriate coverage amount under the policy, there was a dispute as […]
Injunction Against Arbitration of No Fault Claims Plaintiffs are various State Farm insurers (collectively, “State Farm”) sued seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant NYC Medical Treatments, P.C. (“NYC Medical”) is not entitled to receive payment for claims brought under New York’s “No Fault” insurance laws. State Farm filed a combined motion to stay all pending […]
Courts May not Rewrite Clear & Unambiguous Policy In Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Irma Qureshi and George Guerrero, No. 4D2023-1338, Florida Court of Appeals, Fourth District (July 24, 2024) the Court of Appeals was required to address the measure of damages recoverable for the breach of a replacement cost property insurance policy. BACKGROUND […]
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