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New Jersey Law Journal

Suits Test Physicians' Outsourcing of Reimbursement Disputes With Insurance Companies

The Allia Group, formerly known as eCure, "utilizes novel and proprietary legal strategies to fight for providers and recover underpaid reimbursements," said the LinkedIn page of company principal Evin Levin.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Will E-Scooter Riders Be Considered Pedestrians and Entitled to PIP? State High Court Hears Oral Arguments

"Whether a low-speed electric scooter qualifies for PIP benefits is not only an important question, but it is a policy question. If we do not find that the language of the statutes is clear, and that the legislative history does not address the question directly, should the matter be left for the Legislature to decide in the first instance?" Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said during oral arguments Monday.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Ruling Could Temper Challenges to Auto Coverage Exclusions

"It just brings it back to the general idea that unless there is a clear anomaly in the law, the court is going to continue to apply precedent as is," Glen Shikunov said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

London-Based Insurance Law Firm Kennedys Opens 10th US Office in Fort Lauderdale

"Incidents of marine and yacht and cargo issues have continued to rise," said managing partner Kristen Perkins, who is relocating from Miami with two associates and one special counsel.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fatal Motorcycle Crash Leads to $1.25M Wrongful Death Settlement

Jake Schreck, 21, of Allentown, was riding a motorcycle north on Old York Road in Robbinsville on March 31, 2023, when an oncoming vehicle driven by Ketan Kabaria of Yardley, Pa. made a left turn, striking him.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Goes Beyond Question of 'Direct Physical Loss' in COVID-19 Insurance Claim

"Although it is not strictly necessary given our conclusion that Ocean Walk did not allege facts to establish a 'direct physical loss' of or 'direct physical damage' to its property, we nonetheless briefly address Ocean Walk's argument that the contamination exclusion in the policies issued by AGLIC, AIG, and IFCC does not apply here," Justice Anne M. Patterson wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Morgan & Morgan Turns $200k Into $2.6 Million for Broward Woman

"Insurance companies underestimate my firm's readiness for trial," said Jennifer Rosinski, attorney with Morgan & Morgan.
3 minute read

Law.com

Virginia Court Sides With Injured Worker, Ruling Temporary Total Disability Claim Was Timely Filed

"Applying the statute here, the Commission may review the wages the Department of Corrections paid to Walker following her ankle injury, and 'may make an award ending, diminishing or increasing [this] compensation previously awarded' because those wages are a statutory award of compensation," the court concluded, holding that the commission erred in finding Walker's claim for temporary total disability benefits was barred by the statute of limitations under Code Section 65.2-601.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Proposed Class Action Raises Question of Insurers' Obligation to Pay for Loss-of-Value Damages

"This issue needs to get settled in Pennsylvania as to whether or not these damages are available," Saltz Mongeluzzi partner Patrick Howard said.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Hands Up $3.5M Contract, Consumer Fraud Verdict After Insurer Fails to Pay for Home Reconstruction

Over several months, Freedom Mortgage repeatedly changed its requirements for documentation and made new demands, but never turned over the remaining funds, the suit claimed.
3 minute read

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