Supreme Court Rejects Indemnification Claim Against Defunct Insurer

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the State Corporation Commission did not err in denying claims filed by a group of Kentucky hospitals requesting reimbursement for $439,375.20 in legal fees and costs from an insolvent insurer.  Case: Appalachian Regional Healthcare v. Cunningham, No. 161767, 11/22/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a group of Kentucky hospitals created two self-insured trusts — the Compensation Hospital Association Trust and the Kentucky Hospital Association Trust. CHAT provided workers' comp...