A Florida appeals court this month handed ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft a major legal victory with a broad interpretation of what the court called an unusually broad liability immunity law. The 4th District Court of Appeals, one step …
An accident at a Washington state packaging facility has left at least one person dead, nine missing and nine others injured, with crews working to contain a ruptured tank of caustic chemicals. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at Nippon Dynawave …
A court was right to acknowledge an insurance company’s settlement of a claim and dismiss the lawsuit against its insured without the insured’s approval, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The insured, Patrick O’Brien, objected to the settlement and …
Workers’ compensation is entering a period of heightened complexity as regulatory changes and policy shifts continue to unfold across federal and state levels. So far this year, a surge in legislative activity, combined with evolving federal healthcare policy and persistent …
The U.S. government has joined the line of creditors impacted by alleged fraud at bankrupt auto-parts maker First Brands, in this instance for accusations the company cheated on how much it should have paid on tariffs. First Brands was hit …
