Insurer insolvencies, guaranty funds, and joint and several liabilities...
Roberto Ceniceros of Businss Insurance points to a recent interesting decision by California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles dealing with general and special employers. The case involved...
View ArticleInitial rulings go against W.R. Grace in Libby suit
In a case that the Justice Department described as as one of the most serious criminal indictments in U.S. history, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that criminal charges against W.R....
View ArticleThe AIG Saga, Revisited: Gang Wars in Three Piece Suits
AIG may have lost a bit of its swagger – that’s what happens when your stock tanks and the government has to bail you out to the tune of $150 billion, give or take a few billion. But tough guys don’t...
View ArticleFedEx Sued: Mooning in Moon Township?
Labor officials of three states have written to FedEx, announcing their intention to file suit for “widespread, long-term, and unlawful employment practices.” We have blogged this employment law...
View ArticleNew developments in the UCLA lab death of Sheri Sangji
We’ve previously posted about the death of chemical research assistant Sheri Sangji, who was killed as a result of a 2008 UCLA laboratory fire. She was working with a dangerous chemical that ignited...
View ArticleNews roundup: Risk Roundup, Wal-Mart Class Action, WCRI Report, Massey Probe...
Risk Roundup – Emily Holbrook hosts Cavalcade of Risk #171 at Risk Management Monitor – be sure to check it out. One to watch: Wal-Mart Class action & WC – In Business Insurance, Roberto Ceniceros...
View ArticleThe WCRI And Sidney Powell’s “No Reasonable Person” Nutty Defense
Interesting day today at the first 3-hour day of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute’s virtual and strange two-day conference where all the presenters looked as if they’d really rather be in...
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