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Litigators Weigh In After Surfside Condo Collapse Triggers Call for Enhanced Building Inspections

"As litigators, we're looking to see what the causes are for the failure, and based on that, who do you point the finger to?" said David Hawthorne, a partner at Pathman Schermer Tandy in Miami.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brace for Insurance Lawsuits as Florida Casts Wider Net in Investigations

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said the state is broadening its investigation into alleged insurance fraud.
6 minute read

Law.com

State Appellate Court: Federal Law Permits States to Use Treasury Department 'Intercept Process' to Satisfy 'Covered Unemployment Compensation Debt'

"Because of the past mismanagement of Washington's Employment Security Department and the widespread confusion that was caused by new programs implemented in response to the COVID-19 financial crisis, this decision potentially effects tens of thousands of people in our state," said Weisman's attorney Timothy Ford. "It allows ESD to seize property without any kind of judicial process or court order whenever it decides that a person has been overpaid unemployment benefits—even if the overpayment was not their fault but ESD's. It does this by interpreting the words of a federal statute to mean something completely different from what the US Supreme Court has said they mean."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Equestrian Rides High to $3.5M Verdict Over Progressive's Social Media Defense

"She used to be a champion, but now she is riding OK," said Michael Haggard, the managing partner at the Haggard Law Firm.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Woman Sues MetLife Over Long-Term Disability Benefit Claims

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Wyndham Strikes Back: Hotelier Turns to DLA Piper as Lawsuits Mount

In both cases, Wyndham asserts that it exerted no day-to-day control of the premises in question, and that its licensing agreements obligate the hotel operators to provide it with indemnification.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

HHC Property Sues Great Lakes Insurance Over Disputed Property Damage Claim

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hillsborough Co. Sues Over CareerSource CEO Allegedly Falsifying Documents

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

8th Circuit Affirms Denial of Coverage for Complication Resulting From Bariatric Surgery, a 'Non-Covered Expense'

"Because Shafer's plan specifically excludes coverage of treatment for complications of weight-reduction surgery, neither Iowa law nor the ACA require that his treatment be covered," Judge Raymond W. Gruender wrote on behalf of the court.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Niche Practice: Lawyers Secure Wins in Dog-Bite Cases as Insurance Landscape Shifts

In one case, the jury awarded the plaintiff $18,284.65 in economic damages and $400,000 in noneconomic damages.
4 minute read

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