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Claims Headlines for December 29, 2021

 
 

Calif. Supreme Court Affirms Strict Liability Standard For Wildfire Suppression Costs

The California Supreme Court refused to loosen the state's strict liability standards for wildfires, ruling on Monday that a religious...
 

Florida Claims Adjuster Gets 3 Years For Ghost Vendor Check-Writing Scheme

A Florida claims adjuster that authorities called the mastermind behind an extensive property insurance fraud scheme has been sentenced...
 

Esports Giant Riot Settles Discrimination Case for $100M

LOS ANGELES (AP)--Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant "League of Legends," agreed Monday night to pay $100 million to settle a...
 

Nail Salon Pays $1.75M to Woman Who Lost Leg After Pedicure

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)--A Florida woman whose leg had to be amputated because of an infection after a pedicure has reached a $1.75 million...
 

Indiana Court Expands Who Can Get Emotional Distress Damages

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)--A ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court has expanded the limited number of people who are eligible to recover damages in...
 

SC Island Property Owners Ask State to Keep Sandbag Wall

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)--A politically appointed board will hear an appeal from property owners who want to bury sandbags along a South...
 

Las Vegas Police Paying $525K to Man Shot While Running Away

LAS VEGAS (AP)--A man who dropped a gun and ran naked from police before being shot by an officer outside a church in 2017 has accepted a...
 

Series of Small Quakes Shake Near South Carolina Capital

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)--A series of mild earthquakes rumbled across central South Carolina on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological...
 
 

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Subrogating Automated Driving Systems and Autonomous Vehicle Failures

Imagine beginning your day with a cup of coffee in the car on the way to work, watching the morning news from a holographic projection on...
 
 

Research and Webinars

 
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The Future of Insurance Payments: Bridging the Gap to Digital Claims Payments

If your organization isn't using digital payments for insurance claims, you may be losing business to competitors who are. More...
 
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Social Media and Fraud Investigations: Using Social Media to Prove Fraudulent Insurance Claims and Liability Suits

Billions of people are active on social media these days—and they tend to share more, rather than less. This means insurance...
 
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Executive Insights: Your Roadmap to Successful Digital Transformation

Is your organization considering a digital transformation? You're not alone. As technology continues to improve the business...
 
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Editor's Picks

 

5th Circuit: Indemnity Clause in Oil Field Contract Voided by Wyoming Law

A Wyoming oil exploration company may not avail itself to Texas law to evade liability for injuries to one of its contractor's employees,...
 

7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of 4 COVID-19 Business-Interruption Lawsuits

In four separate decisions, a panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals joined four other federal appellate courts in ruling that...
 

Medicaid Recovery Case Before Supreme Court May Drive Up Settlement Costs

A case to be argued before the United States Supreme Court next month could drive up the amount plaintiffs demand from insurers by...
 

Wells Media Group Transitions Ownership to Its Employees

Wells Media Group, Inc announced that it has become a 100% employee-owned firm via the launch of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)....
 

Teen Truckers Are Taking to the Streets, and Safety Advocates Are Worried

Dezjion Henson has wanted to be a truck driver his whole life. When he turned 18 last year he jumped at the chance and signed on as an...
 

Insurer Must Defend Against Lawsuit Over Drug Overdose, Despite Exclusion

An insurer must defend its policyholders against a lawsuit that alleges their drug-dealer son caused the overdose death of a house guest...
 
 
 
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