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1

CMS Rules on Settlement Reporting May Sting Insurers and Claimants Both

Mar 21, 2022 -- For years, the federal agency that runs Medicare has been building a trap to snag any settlements that would force taxpayers to pick up the for tab for medical care that should have been paid by others.... read more
 
 
 
 

2

Conn. Supreme: Litigation Privilege Protects Insurer's False Statements from Bad Faith Suit

Mar 29, 2022 -- False statements that Liberty Mutual made while preparing for a lawsuit relating to an underinsured motorist claim are protected by the litigation privilege and cannot be used to prove bad faith, the... read more
 
 
 
 

3

Texas Crash Latest Tragedy for Family of Young Driver, Dad

Mar 21, 2022 -- HOBBS, N.M. (AP) -- Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in West Texas don't know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that crossed... read more
 
 
 
 

4

Nurses: Guilty Verdict for Dosing Mistake Could Cost Lives

Mar 31, 2022 -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The moment nurse RaDonda Vaught realized she had given a patient the wrong medication, she rushed to the doctors working to revive 75-year-old Charlene Murphey and told them... read more
 
 
 
 

5

Did Teen's Big Size Factor in Florida Amusement Ride Death?

Mar 28, 2022 -- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering... read more
 
 
 
 

6

Viewpoint: Insurers Maintain Unbeaten Record in Appellate Courts for COVID Claims

Mar 29, 2022 -- As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, things are still looking good for insurers in the COVID-19 coverage litigation battle. The issuance of various governmental orders requiring... read more
 
 
 
 

7

Sex Abuse Victim Can't Challenge Ruling that Insurer Had No Duty to Defend

Mar 31, 2022 -- A victim of childhood sexual abuse cannot challenge a trial court's decision that an insurer had no duty to defend her abuser from a lawsuit, a panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The... read more
 
 
 
 

8

Exchange: Arizona Poised to Buckle Down on Abandoned Mines

Mar 28, 2022 -- PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona has thousands of abandoned mines _ and only two state workers whose job it is to close them. They could soon get a lot more help. Under Senate Bill 1717, which is flying through... read more
 
 
 
 

9

Consumer Group Demands Probe After NY Times Reports on Alleged Bias at State Farm

Mar 25, 2022 -- A national consumer rights group on Thursday called on state insurance commissioners to investigate racial bias in claims handling after the New York Times reported on discrimination lawsuits filed... read more
 
 
 
 

10

Boy Scouts Victims' Fund Unfair to Insurers, Companies Argue in Court

Mar 30, 2022 -- The Boy Scouts of America's sexual abuse compensation fund may force insurers to make payments they can't negotiate over, even if the claims are fraudulent, a group of the companies argued in court.... read more
 
 
 
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