Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy August 16, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for...
Farmers to Streamline East Region in Move That Will Mean 84 Layoffs August 14, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Farmers Group is laying off more employees one year after it cut ties with 11% of its workforce or 2,400...
Court, Not Board, Must Decide If Insurer Was Negligent After Canceling Policy August 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Claims that a workers’ compensation insurer acted with negligence after it canceled a policy are for a court, not the...
Transit Driver Disabled Due to Overheated Cab Can Keep His $11.6 Million Award August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A New Jersey Transit driver who suffered career-ending injuries from overheating after he was ordered to operate a train even...
Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut clinical social worker believes her homeowners insurer should defend and indemnify her against claims she violated patients’ privacy...
Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the...
Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30M Police Brutality Judgment August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly...
Judge Ends Uber Black Drivers’ ‘Futile’ Court Quest for Employee Status in Pennsylvania August 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Eight years of litigation, multiple court opinions, and two deadlocked trials are enough. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has put...
Permit to Rebuild in Flood Zone Allowed Even If Home Is Not Damaged July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New Jersey property owners do not need to show that their home is damaged or decayed in order to qualify...
Court Must Decide If Child Victims Act Revives Old Workers’ Compensation Claims July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Did New York lawmakers intend the Child Victims Act (CVA) that revived old claims of sexual abuse to apply to...