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February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Idaho Supreme Court has adopted a bright-line rule in “going and coming” cases that will make it easier for employees to recover workers’ compensation benefits for injuries they suffer while driving an employer-provided vehicle.

By ICLC Staff Writer

27 minute read

February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Supreme Court of Tennessee has ruled that an employer had no statutory or common law duty to use its automated external defibrillator (“AED”) to assist an employee who suffered a non-work related medical emergency while at work and, therefore, that the employer could not be held liable to the employee for workers’ compensation benefits.

By ICLC Staff Writer

27 minute read

February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that a minor who was illegally hired and who was injured while engaging in a task prohibited by the state’s child labor law was subject to the exclusive remedy provisions of Louisiana’s workers’ compensation law.

By ICLC Staff Writer

19 minute read

February 04, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a primary insurer that paid a settlement demand in good faith to avoid potentially greater liability that could arise from a future coverage determination had acted voluntarily and could not recover the payment from an excess carrier.

By ICLC Staff Writer

19 minute read

February 01, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Idaho Supreme Court, in a big victory for homeowners, has ruled that the undefined term “dwelling” in a homeowners’ insurance policy was ambiguous and encompassed a detached garage at the insured property.

By ICLC Staff Writer

28 minute read

February 01, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that coverage-extension provisions in a commercial property insurance policy issued to a limited liability company did not cover loss to a building owned by its subsidiary.

By ICLC Staff Writer

23 minute read

February 01, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that an insured’s Facebook post precluded insurance coverage of a trademark infringement lawsuit against the insured because of the prior publication exclusion in the insurance policy.

By ICLC Staff Writer

33 minute read

February 01, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has remanded an insurance coverage case to state court after deciding that the defendant insurer should have known that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000 from the insureds’ complaint and, therefore, that its removal months after the complaint was filed was untimely. The court’s reasoning may not be able to withstand close scrutiny.

By ICLC Staff Writer

11 minute read

January 31, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A global ransomware cyber-attack could cost $193 billion and affect more than 600,000 businesses worldwide, according to a new report from the Cyber Risk Management project.

By Associate Director FC&S Legal Esq. Victoria Prussen Spears

5 minute read

January 30, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Lockheed Martin Corporation has transferred approximately $1.8 billion of its pension obligations by purchasing a group annuity contract from The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc.

By Associate Director FC&S Legal Esq. Victoria Prussen Spears

2 minute read