Coming in 2021: More Multiple-Injury Claims, Psyche Claims and Occupational Exposure

More claims are being filed for multiple injuries, and they're not always legitimate, an investigator and a New Jersey defense attorney said at a webinar this week. “I rarely, now, see a claim petition where there's just one alleged injury. We often see a padding of the claim,” said Mount Laurel attorney Ashley Mollenthiel Fiore. “It's becoming common practice, unfortunately, so we need to protect ourselves and investigate those claims.” Fiore, a partner with the Capehart Scatchard insurance defense firm, spoke at the virtual conference on trends that ...