Articles by Andrew G. Simpson

Simpson is a freelance writer and editor. He retired as Chief Content Officer for Wells Media Group in July, 2022 after 18 years with the company.

Workers’ Compensation Pays for Home Modifications. What About a New Home?

Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employee’s needs. It also may require paying for a new van for a disabled worker. However, does the law go so far as to require an employer …

Robinhood Crypto to Pay New York $30M for Cybersecurity, Anti-Laundering Violations

Robinhood Crypto will pay a $30 million penalty to New York State for “significant failures” in its anti-money laundering obligations and cybersecurity compliance, according to the state’s financial services regulator. According to Superintendent of Financial Services Adrienne A. Harris, the …

Maryland’s Wage Law Can Cover Travel Required by Employer, Court Finds

Maryland’s wage and hour law may extend beyond the time an employee spends at a prescribed workspace to include time spent getting to the work site using transportation required by the employer, Maryland’s highest court has decided. In a 7-0 …

Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt From Arbitration, Massachusetts High Court Rules

On-demand delivery drivers for Grubhub are subject to the company’s mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in overturning a lower court that found the drivers were entitled to an exemption under federal law. …

Pennsylvania’s Auto Insurance ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion Faces State High Court Scrutiny

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could limit application of the “regular use exclusion” in auto insurance policies. The state’s high court has agreed to review a Superior Court ruling that the regular use exclusion …

Court Agrees With Insurer: Amazon Can Be Sued Under New Jersey Product Liability Law

Online marketplace Amazon can be sued under New Jersey product liability law for defective products sold by third-party sellers on its website. The federal district court in New Jersey sided with the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group in its representing …

Judge Says Remington’s Gun Injury Settlement for Child Lacks Sufficient Information

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has declined to approve a settlement between gunmaker Remington Arms and a parent of a child injured when his grandfather’s gun allegedly misfired without the trigger being pulled. U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane found that …

New Jersey High Court: Default Claims Against Insurer Subject to Arbitration

A claimant seeking to recover directly from an insurer on default judgments for claims against the insurer’s policyholder, must abide by the insurer’s policy terms that mandate arbitration, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled. Property manager Crystal Point Condominium …

Gunmaker Sig Sauer Loses Bid to Block New Hampshire Liability Suit Over Pistol Misfire

A federal court in New Hampshire has denied gunmaker Sig Sauer’s bid to block a product liability lawsuit brought by a man who alleges he was struck by a bullet in the leg because his pistol fired without a trigger …

Fireman’s Fund on Hook for Criminal Defense Costs for ‘Lottery Lawyer’

As the criminal trial of a New York lawyer charged with bilking lottery winners out of millions of dollars got underway this week in a federal court in Brooklyn, one insurer was likely watching closely as it will be picking …