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National Law Journal

SCOTUS Conference Watch: Big Petitions Set for Justices' Review

Friday is the first conference for the justices in the new year. Here's a look at some of the major petitions awaiting action.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Real Estate Investment Firm Ventas Poaches Assurant's Chief Legal Officer

Carey Roberts joins Ventas as the company's second-ever general counsel and succeeds Richard Riney, who has retired.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Broad Reach of the Medicare Fraud Strike Forces

In his first Insurance Fraud column of the year, Evan H. Krinick discusses recent Medicare Fraud Strike Force actions in New York and New Jersey, which reflect the broad range of activities and schemes seeking to defraud the federal insurance programs.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Opinion Rocks First-Party IME Requirements

Insurance carriers can no longer condition payment of medical benefits on completion of an independent medical examination (IME), unless first obtaining a court order requiring the examination, according to a recent decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Justices Let Stand Ruling That Insurer's Demand for 'Clarification' Is a Counteroffer

Liberty Mutual Insurance had argued that it accepted a presuit demand for its $100,000 policy limits, but only sought "clarification" that the at-fault drive's parents would also be absolved of fault.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Declares ACA's Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, Punts on Scrapping Entire Law

"The individual mandate is unconstitutional because it can no longer be read as a tax, and there is no other constitutional provision that justifies this exercise of congressional power," the split panel wrote.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Consultation With an Uninsured Employer

One may expect that only the very physical job sectors need to worry about work accidents—employees such as lawn care workers, truck mechanics, and, of course, construction workers may come to mind.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court: Public Adjuster Not 'Disinterested Appraiser' for Homeowner

The Fourth District Court of Appeal rules for State Farm in a dispute over a homeowner's 's decision to hire a public adjuster as his appraiser as well.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Fundamentally Unfair': Geico Challenges $2.1M Judgment in Suit It Didn't Know About

Geico's lawyer pushed back against the default judgment in front of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the insurer had no knowledge of the case.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Watch Out for New Calif. Laws Affecting Employers Relating to Health Coverage

There are two new laws governing employee benefits that will affect employers with California employees beginning Jan. 1, 2020: a new individual health coverage mandate and a new notice requirement related to flexible spending accounts.
6 minute read

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