Liberty Mutual Files Motion to Dismiss Valley Container Lawsuit

Attorneys for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. have filed a motion to dismiss a class-action complaint that accuses the carrier of overcharging employers for workers' compensation coverage, according to court documents filed last week. Liberty is asking a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to dismiss the putative class action filed in October by Valley Container Co., a packaging company based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The complaint Valley Container filed last year alleges that Liberty withheld details about subrogation and other third-party recoveries that could have lowered premiums for...