Monthly Archives: <span>November 2022</span>

Law Firm Denies Charges it Tried to Deceive Florida Hurricane Victims

The attorney accused of setting up a deceptive “mobile claim center” to solicit hurricane victims filed a motion on Monday to dismiss the Florida Bar’s complaint against her. A lawyer for Jennifer Perez, a partner with Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling, …

U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Dispute over Nursing Home COVID Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear California nursing home operator Glenhaven Healthcare’s bid to avoid a lawsuit filed in state court over the COVID-19 death of a resident, turning away the company’s effort to move the case …

Tesla Safety at Center of South Korean Trial over Fiery, Fatal Crash

SEOUL —In an upscale Seoul neighborhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The fiery crash killed a prominent lawyer – a close friend of South Korea’s president. Prosecutors have charged the driver …

Viewpoint: Settlement Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Claims

Knowing how to effectively negotiate and settle cases is essential when handling workers compensation claims. To do this well, you need to know how to prepare and execute an action plan for settlement. As defined in Webster’s Dictionary, “win” means …

Historic Compensation Fund Approved at UN Climate Talks

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — For the first time the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage that climate change has done to poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday with a deal …

Fla. Courts Upholding Appraisal Clauses that Bar Assignment of Benefit Cases

A Florida appeals court has upheld the dismissal of no fewer than 16 auto glass assignment-of-benefits lawsuits against Progressive Insurance companies, perhaps putting an exclamation point on the enforceability of appraisal clauses and policy language that bars claims litigation. The …

Public Safety Accounts Urge Caution on Twitter After Changes

As Twitter became knotted with parody accounts and turmoil, Rachel Terlep, who runs an account for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources that intersperses cheeky banter with wildfire and weather warnings, watched with equal parts trepidation and fascination. “It …

Western US Cities to Remove Decorative Grass amid Drought

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of 30 agencies that supply water to homes and businesses throughout the western United States has pledged to rip up lots of decorative grass to help keep water in the over-tapped Colorado River. …

CoreLogic Announces Speakers and Agenda for INTRCONNECT 2023

Irvine, California – November 21, 2022 – CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has announced the speakers and agenda for INTRCONNECT™ 2023 – CoreLogic’s first in-person event for the insurance and restoration industries since early …

Fla. Bar Charges ‘Mobile Claim Center’ Lawyer Deceived Hurricane Victims

The Florida State Bar is seeking sanctions against a partner with a prominent New Orleans area law firm, alleging that she used deceptive tactics to solicit clients after Hurricane Ian. The bar on Thursday filed a petition with the Florida …