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A federal district court in New Jersey, in a Superstorm Sandy coverage case, has ruled that a homeowners insurance companys letter to its insureds amounted to an unequivocal denial of benefits.
A North Carolina court has affirmed a state agencys decision denying an employees workers compensation claim for injuries sustained at her employers annual holiday party.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that an employer has to repay the state's Insurers Insolvency Fund for amounts paid by an insolvent insurer as workers' comp benefits.
The OIG recently released reports that deemed $9.9 million in approved funds for the Town of North Hempstead ineligible, unsupported or unused and $668,430 in federal funds ineligible.
It's all about location, a federal district court said, finding that a rental truck was principally garaged in Virginia, not Maryland, increasing insurance coverage to $2 million from $75,000.