Lit Watch


October 19, 2022

A workers compensation award does not have to be permanent or temporary in nature in order for the claimant to file a petition to reopen their claim based on a change in disability.

October 19, 2022

According to the court, a qualifying compensable injury had to arise from more than an employee's mere presence at the workplace.

October 13, 2022

A New Jersey statute mandating certain levels of underinsured motorist coverage for ride-sharing companies does not extended to similar companies that deliver goods, such as food.

October 13, 2022

Video surveillance revealed a man participating in activities that did not square up with his alleged total disability.

October 11, 2022

Though the judges of the Eleventh Circuit ruled the insurer was bound to defend the insured, they said it was too early to determine the duty to indemnify.

October 07, 2022

The parties argued over whether a settlement was a "covered loss" within the meaning of the policy.

October 03, 2022

Even someone regularly exposed to difficult, disturbing situations may suffer a mental injury from an out-of-the-ordinary disturbing situation encountered on the job.

September 29, 2022

The Supreme Court of Idaho affirmed a decision of the Idaho Workers Compensation Commission that found a "livestock transportation broker" was the statutory employer of a man injured by a charging bovine.

September 27, 2022

Because criminal matters proceed at a more rapid pace than civil matters, it is necessary to be proactive in assessing your professional liability policy.

September 20, 2022

Two commonly used exclusions have been found to not apply in cases in which the government is investigating the insured under the False Claims Act.