The wrongful death trial against an oilfield equipment contractor in connection with an explosion and fire last year that killed five men in southeastern Oklahoma began in mid-January. Attorneys for the families of Parker Waldridge of Crescent; Matt Smith of …
for $8.75M; Sues 3 More Distributors By Ken Miller Oklahoma will receive $8.75 million from two pharmaceutical companies in a deal announced on Jan. 10 that will end legal action the state was considering against the opioid manufacturers. Oklahoma Attorney …
in Arkansas The number of licensed insurance producers in Arkansas has risen by 66.1% since early 2015, according to the Arkansas Insurance Department. The department said there are now 145,185 insurance producers and adjusters licensed in the state. Since 2015, …
The new year brought some changes to residential and commercial policies provided by Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the coast. New coverages, terms and conditions now apply to Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies with an …
The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that the incidence rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers was essentially unchanged in 2018, according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey. The state’s employer-reported injury and illness …
Excess and surplus lines insurance premium (E&S) in Texas reached $6.95 billion in 2019, a 14.36% increase over 2018’s premium total of $6.08 billion, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). 2019 saw record-breaking premium totals, with …
Last year, I wrote a 12-part series of Insurance Journal columns based on my book “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes” where I shared the principles and practices I’ve applied over the past 30-plus years in resolving …
New Gig Law “California cannot simply eliminate that business model and force truck drivers to be employees.” — That’s according to Gibson Dunn Partner Joshua Lipshutz, who represented NFI Industries’ Cal Cartage Transportation Express, which along with other trucking companies, …
The same advice is given to all newer generations entering the workforce, “Be yourself, disrupt the status quo,” but meanwhile, corporations fight that mentality — clinging to status quo, trapping employees in layers of standardization. How can leaders confront marketplace …
National Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurer, has promoted Michael Cundiff from vice president to senior vice president of Surety. Cundiff will succeed Ed Titus, who started the surety division in 2011 and will take on …
