Court Limits Employer's Recovery of Attorney Fees for Contract

An employer seeking attorney fees from an insurance company that failed to file a timely guaranty contract for the employer is only entitled to fees connected to a compliance proceeding, an appellate court ruled.Case: SAIF Corporation v. Cross River Transport, No. 0700018NC, 06-15-2011, published. Facts: The director of the state Department of Consumer and Business Services declared that Cross River Transport Inc. failed to carry workers’ compensation insurance from July 2004 to April 2007. Cross River Transport contested the order, arguing that SAIF Corporation insured the company durin...