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8 07, 2024

GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours

By | July 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours

Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims by auto damage claims adjusters who allege the insurer failed to pay them for all hours they worked “off-the-clock.” The settlement affects 806 adjusters countrywide who worked for GEICO …

25 06, 2024

New York Issues Guidance for Insurers on Insuring Affordable Housing

By | June 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New York Issues Guidance for Insurers on Insuring Affordable Housing

New York has issued guidance to commercial insurers that they are prohibited from inquiring about or making coverage decisions based on a property’s status as an affordable housing development or a tenant’s source of income. The guidance from the New …

14 06, 2024

Judge Blasts Liberty Mutual in Declaring He Will Not Disqualify Because He’s an Insured

By | June 14th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge Blasts Liberty Mutual in Declaring He Will Not Disqualify Because He’s an Insured

­­A federal judge in New Jersey, in a blistering opinion, has refused to disqualify himself from a case involving his insurer, Liberty Mutual, and accused the insurer of seeking his recusal and attacking his integrity because it did not like …

11 06, 2024

Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic

By | June 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic

Seventy-six days after it was blocked by the collapse of the Key Bridge, the major shipping channel through the Port of Baltimore has been cleared of debris and restored to allow commercial maritime transit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …

11 06, 2024

Massachusetts High Court Reverses, Says Uber Can Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate

By | June 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Massachusetts High Court Reverses, Says Uber Can Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate

Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts has ruled, overturning a lower court. The Massachusetts …

7 06, 2024

Massachusetts Drivers Lose Second Bid for Class Certification Over Lost Resale Value

By | June 7th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Massachusetts Drivers Lose Second Bid for Class Certification Over Lost Resale Value

Three Massachusetts drivers have hit a dead end for the second time in their drive for court certification of a class action against auto insurers over missing payments for the lost resale value of vehicles. Superior Court Justice Kenneth Salinger …

6 06, 2024

Should Judge Recuse Himself From Case Involving His Own Insurer?

By | June 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Should Judge Recuse Himself From Case Involving His Own Insurer?

Liberty Mutual Insurance is pushing for a New Jersey federal judge to recuse himself from a construction insurance case because he did not disclose that he has been a long-time Liberty insured, a significant claimant, and investigated by the insurer …

5 06, 2024

Hospital Not Liable in Nurse’s Sexual Battery Against Patient

By | June 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hospital Not Liable in Nurse’s Sexual Battery Against Patient

A Virginia hospital is not vicariously liable for a sexual molestation committed by one of its nurses against a patient because the nurse’s actions were clearly outside the scope of his employment duties and were personally motivated. A patient sued …

5 06, 2024

Gang Member Who Led Violent Takeover of Fire Restoration Industry Sentenced

By | June 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Gang Member Who Led Violent Takeover of Fire Restoration Industry Sentenced

A gang leader who recruited other gang members and used violence, threats of violence, and extortion to take over the fire restoration business in New York City and defraud insurance companies has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Jatiek …

3 06, 2024

Denial of House Fire Claim Upheld; Insureds Never Knew Their Policy Was Nonrenewed

By | June 3rd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Denial of House Fire Claim Upheld; Insureds Never Knew Their Policy Was Nonrenewed

A Connecticut Appeals Court has affirmed that an insurer is not obligated to provide actual notice of a home insurance nonrenewal; proof that the insurer sent the notice by registered or certified mail is sufficient. The homeowners claimed they never …