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Hospital Employee's Suit for Fall in Medical Lab Wasn't a Health Care Liability Claim 01/19/2015
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas appellate court ruled that a hospital employee could pursue a tort claim against her non-subscribing employer for a workplace fall, and that her claim was for ordinary negligence, outside the ambit of the state Medical Liability Act. Case: McKelvy v. Columbia Medical Center o...Read More
 
 
High Court Decision on Fatal Trench Collapse Is 'Devoid of Justice,' Dissenters Say 01/19/2015
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that a municipality that hired an uninsured contractor to perform work on a sewer project could not be held vicariously liable for the contractor's negligence in causing a fatal trench collapse over the sharp dissent of two justices. Case: Hill v. C...Read More
 
 

House Committee: DWC Should Study Non-Subscription, Uncovered Employees 01/16/2015
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas legislative committee assigned to evaluate how well the state's voluntary workers' comp system meets the needs of employers and employees says it didn't have enough information to perform that task. In a separate interim charge addressed in the report, the House committee also...Read More
 
 
Higginbotham Brings on New Senior Loss-Control Consultant 01/13/2015
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Higginbotham, an insurance brokerage headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, has hired a new senior loss-control consultant. Steven Stick, a former technology risk-control specialist for Travelers Insurance, will take on the role, according to a Friday ...Read More
 
 
High Court Clarifies Scope of Comp Commission's Jurisdiction 01/12/2015
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission has no jurisdiction to decide a city's entitlement to recover the sick leave payments it had made to a retired firefighter on the basis that he had also received workers' compensation for the same...Read More
 
 
Hospital Comparison Tools Appear to Give Payers a Way to Cut Costs, Study Finds 01/12/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor
A Medicare tool that allows users to compare the quality of hospitals has given insurers a bargaining chip to negotiate lower medical prices, researchers have found, but the effects in the workers’ compensation space might be muted. Medicare’s “...Read More
 
 
Hub Acquires Assets of Fidelity Associates 01/09/2015
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
Insurance brokerage Hub International Limited on Thursday announced that it acquired the assets of Fidelity Associates Inc. and Fidelity Associates Financial Services Inc. serving Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. Hub did not disclose terms of the deal in its statement. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes TRIA Extension on 2nd Day of Session 01/08/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by a vote of 416-5 Wednesday, putting the bill on track for a quick run to passage. House Resolution 26 wou...Read More
 
 
Hub International Acquires Davenport Brokerage 12/29/2014
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Hub International, an insurance brokerage, has purchased a Davenport, Iowa-based multi-line broker. Ruhl & Ruhl Insurance will become the latest company folded into Hub, according to a Tuesday ...Read More
 
 
High Court Tosses Class Action Over Carrier's Exclusion of Coverage for Comp Claimants 12/24/2014
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that judicial review was not available for the claims by a class of municipalities challenging an insurance carrier's amendment of its coverage to exclude workers' compensation claimants from coverage under its uninsured/underinsured motorist policies. ...Read More
 
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