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3 05, 2024

Pennsylvania High Court to Decide If Workers’ Compensation Covers CBD Oil

By | May 3rd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pennsylvania High Court to Decide If Workers’ Compensation Covers CBD Oil

A veteran Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney will soon have a chance to argue before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that his own use of cannabinoid oil (CBD oil) is covered by workers’ compensation. It’s an argument he won last November with …

1 05, 2024

New York Court Officer Wins 9/11 Workers’ Compensation Benefits on Appeal

By | May 1st, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New York Court Officer Wins 9/11 Workers’ Compensation Benefits on Appeal

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Robert Liotta was at his job as a senior court officer at 100 Centre Street in New York City when not far away terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. Right away, he began …

26 04, 2024

Class Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

By | April 26th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Class Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The suit, filed Thursday by the Karen Austin, the founder of …

5 04, 2024

Baltimore Shipping Could Resume by End of April With Full Capacity by End of May

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Baltimore Shipping Could Resume by End of April With Full Capacity by End of May

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it expects to open a new channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, freeing up commercial shipping blocked by a collapsed bridge, and then restore port access to …

2 04, 2024

Virginia Teacher Secures Right to Trial Against School Over Shooting by 6-Year Old

By | April 2nd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Virginia Teacher Secures Right to Trial Against School Over Shooting by 6-Year Old

The $40 million liability lawsuit filed by a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year old student will be heard at a trial and not in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The Virginia Court of Appeals on March 29 …

6 03, 2024

Connecticut Property Owners Sue Kimberly-Clark Over Alleged PFAS Contamination

By | March 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Connecticut Property Owners Sue Kimberly-Clark Over Alleged PFAS Contamination

Some of manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp. neighbors in New Milford, Connecticut believe the paper goods manufacturer has contaminated their soil and drinking water with PFAS chemicals. Three of them have filed a proposed class action claiming that contamination from the manufacturer’s …

1 02, 2024

Pennsylvaia Counties Still Restoring Systems After Cyber Incidents

By | February 1st, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pennsylvaia Counties Still Restoring Systems After Cyber Incidents

Two Pennsylvania county governments — Bucks and Washington— reported some progress this week restoring computer systems and overcoming the effects of cyber incidents. But both still have work to do to return to business-as-usual more than a week after they …

22 12, 2023

State’s High Court Asked to Define ‘Surface Waters’ Under Flood Coverage

By | December 22nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on State’s High Court Asked to Define ‘Surface Waters’ Under Flood Coverage

Do “surface waters” covered by property flood insurance include rainwater that accumulated on an enclosed roof one or more stories above the ground? The landlord and operator of a suburban Massachusetts hospital disagree with their insurers on the answer to …

8 09, 2023

Allstate Wins Trade Secret Tiff With Former Agents

By | September 8th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Allstate Wins Trade Secret Tiff With Former Agents

Allstate Insurance has emerged victorious in litigation against two of its former exclusive agents who used and refused to return Allstate spreadsheets with policyholder information after the insurer terminated their agency contracts. Allstate pursued and won claims against the agents …

1 09, 2023

Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints

By | September 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints

The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated sexual abuse claims and unreasonable attorneys’ fees. Citing some concerns raised by insurers, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerrold Poslusny Jr. declined …