In late January, we wrote about the new reporting requirements imposed by the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), effective January 1, 2024. As a reminder, the CTA requires many small businesses to report certain information concerning the …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized regulations that shed light on how it will handle civil money penalties for violations of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements. The new rule applies to …
A recent decision by a federal court in California set out several important insurance concepts. In Brookfield Property Group v. Liberty Mutual, the defendant CGL insurer issued a policy to a non-party construction manager. The construction …
Was a principal-agent relationship established between a freight broker and the driver of the trucking company it contracted to haul a load? This was the question put before the First District Appellate Court in Cornejo v. …
In 2022 in the United States, 106 local governments, 44 universities and colleges, 45 school districts operating 1,981 schools, and 25 healthcare providers operating 290 hospitals, disclosed they were victimized by ransomware attacks. In recent years, …
In a recent ruling this month, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defense in a slip and fall case involving “generally slippery” conditions. Plaintiff filed suit against the defendant property owner …
Whoever came up with the marketing slogan “everything is bigger in Texas” was probably not thinking of insurance law. Yet, as we are reminded by a recent Fifth Circuit opinion, the phrase may, under limited circumstances, describe …
The Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act requires certain motor carriers to maintain minimum liability coverage of $750,000 (“MCPPA” codified at Veh. Code, § 34600). Does this also require insurers to issue policies to those carriers with …
The Tennessee Supreme Court recently established a common law evidentiary privilege, specifically shielding defendant healthcare providers from being compelled to testify as to the standard of care applicable to other defendant healthcare …
A Philadelphia County recently awarded a $182.7 MM verdict, including $80 MM in pain and suffering damages, against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, known as Penn Medicine. While larger medical malpractice jury verdicts are …