A medical equipment supplier is not a "health care provider" under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and thus cannot challenge an insurer's payment for an injured worker's medical supplies, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled.
A medical equipment supplier is not a "health care provider" under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and thus cannot challenge an insurer's payment for an injured worker's medical supplies, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled.
Two New York companies must face the majority of claims in Geico's suit alleging they exploited the state's no-fault insurance laws by fraudulently billing Geico more than $2.7 million for unnecessary durable medical equipment, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
A $25,000 settlement between State Farm and a man involved in a car crash should not have been dismissed at his request, a Georgia appeals court ruled, finding that a binding settlement formed when the insurer agreed in writing to the statutory material terms in the man's offer.
A GOP-led panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced legislation that would raise the pleading standards for proposed class action federal benefits lawsuits and delay the start of discovery in those disputes, with Democrats on the committee voting to oppose the legislation.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced Tuesday that he is taking his efforts to combat healthcare-related fraud to Florida, where he says millions of dollars have been wasted on schemes involving durable medical equipment.
The beneficiaries of two pilots who died in a 2024 plane crash are not entitled to accidental death and dismemberment benefits under an aviation company's life insurance plan, a Prudential unit said Tuesday, asking a Washington federal court to toss the beneficiaries' suit.
Multiple insurers told a Texas federal court that a carbon black manufacturer had no right to access certain information relating to communications following an explosion of two high-speed fans at its facility, saying it fell under attorney-client privilege.
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday vacated regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor that would have expanded the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under federal benefits law, changes that a collective of insurance groups said the federal agency didn't have the authority to make.
A Louisiana federal court declined to dismiss a suit by a Progressive unit asserting it has no duty to defend or indemnify a nail salon for claims stemming from a fatal shooting, accepting a magistrate judge's recommendation to that effect.
London-founded Clyde & Co. LLP has expanded its U.S. footprint by launching an office in Highland, Indiana, and bringing on a pair of former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP trial attorneys, the firm announced on Tuesday.
As companies continue to leave Delaware and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission begins allowing companies to implement mandatory arbitration provisions, these developments could have a major impact on the initial public offering, securities class action, and directors and officers insurance landscapes, says Walker Newell at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
A recent title fraud warning from Florida officials demonstrates that artificial intelligence has lowered the barrier to committing complex property scams, forcing real estate industry stakeholders and attorneys to prioritize contextual review in transactions, says Neil Cohen at Barsh and Cohen.
Many large law firms hit elite law school campuses last September to begin recruiting first-year students for their 2027 summer associate job openings, in what panelists at a New York City Bar Association event Tuesday described as a dysfunctional system unhelpful to both law students and law firms.
Latham & Wakins LLP has hired a Desmarais LLP partner in D.C., who helped represent GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals in an ongoing infringement suit against Moderna Inc., the firm announced Tuesday.
A former Holland & Knight LLP attorney has returned to the firm in Jacksonville, Florida, after a 10-year stint in-house at Florida Blue, a subsidiary of GuideWell Mutual Holding Corp.
Two new bills introduced to the California Assembly this week seek to impose reforms on the state's legal industry, including adding mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — and blocking corporate litigation funders from influencing cases.
An attorney who previously represented a Massachusetts couple in a harassment lawsuit against eBay and three former executives has asked a federal judge to hold off on entering a dismissal in the now-settled case until she receives assurances she will be paid.
