OSHA Wins Trademark Battle Against Safety Consulting Firm’s Logo May 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A workplace safety consulting firm will stop using the OSHA acronym and a stylized logo similar to the federal government’s...
Time Lag Does Not End Insurer’s Duty to Defend, Court Rules May 24, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court in New York has reiterated that a time lag between the date a trip-and-fall accident occurred and...
Workers’ Compensation Panel Reverses Claim Denial for Man With Two Names May 19, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Virginia man who was denied workers’ compensation benefits for his workplace injury because he apparently used two different names...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Buffalo Massacre Targets Social Media May 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of victims’ relatives, survivors and others affected by the 2022 racially-motivated...
Broadway Theaters, Insurer Agree to End COVID-19 Business Loss Claims May 16, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An owner of Broadway theaters and Pacific Indemnity Insurance Co. have voluntarily agreed to end their remaining litigation over COVID-19...
New Hampshire High Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy in Overturning Hotels’ COVID Insurance Win May 15, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming...
Philip Morris Must Pay $37M to Cancer Victim, Massachusetts High Court Rules May 10, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Tobacco company Philip Morris USA must pay $37 million to a Massachusetts woman who developed cancer from smoking Marlboro Lights...
Towers Watson Hits Bump in Road to $80M Insurance for D&O Claims Over Willis Merger May 10, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A judicial panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled insurance broker Towers Watson may not be entitled...
Shipping Company to Pay $2.25M for Environmental Law Violations May 8, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $2.25 million for violations of environmental laws that were...
One Worker Missing After Explosion at Massachusetts Chemical Plant May 4, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson One worker is missing and the building is severely damaged after an early morning explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant...