Attorney involvement in workers’ compensation claims substantially increases total indemnity benefits paid to workers, a new study of nearly 1 million claims shows. A study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute sought to find out how attorney involvement impacts indemnity …
As flooding hammered Appalachia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, residents became intimately familiar with a new norm in the US’s post-storm script: dams at imminent risk of failing. Officials last week said multiple dams were on the brink, including …
Becton Dickinson & Co. has agreed to settle the vast majority of the thousands of lawsuits claiming hernia patients were harmed by improper surgical mesh made by units of the medical technology giant, ending one of the largest current mass-tort …
Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has secured a settlement with insurer AXA over jets retained in Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of further deals as a London High Court “mega trial” kicked off. Alistair …
The Doan Group added a new insurance claim appraisal franchise serving the Iowa, Illinois and Missouri areas. Daryl Kennedy and Kindra Kennedy are the owners of the new franchise locations. They have 30 years of experience in managing appraisals. The …
President Joe Biden said he directed the Pentagon to send up to 1,000 active duty troops to help with recovery operations in North Carolina ahead of a trip to one of the states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene to survey …
Insurers are playing “pass the liability parcel” in a desperate fight against multi-billion dollar claims over aircraft stranded in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, lawyers for aviation lessors told a London trial on Wednesday. Mark Howard, …
Crawford & Company is launching a Logistics, Transportation, and Freight services division that the company says is aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiency for businesses across the region. It will combine state-of-the-art technology and industry knowledge with this new service …
FanDuel Inc. was sued by a former Jacksonville Jaguars executive who admitted to stealing more than $22 million from the team, but says the website knew he was an addicted gambler and offered him more than $1 million in credits …
The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board criticized U.S. aviation regulators for “downplaying the urgency” of addressing a possible rudder malfunction on some Boeing Co. 737 aircraft in an unusually public rebuke. Faulty parts that could cause the …