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Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - CASE LAW UPDATE
Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Successful in Legal Malpractice Action Arising Out of a Complex Wrongful Medical Diagnosis Case
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – November 2023
KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS AND CIVIL LITIGATION
One of the most important things for an attorney to understand when faced with a disciplinary proceeding is that the disciplinary process is not civil litigation.
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – November 2023
Legal Updates for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP*
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Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, November 2023 has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
The Customer Is Not Always Right: Considering the Customer’s Conduct When Defending Insurance Brokers
Insurance brokers are usually sued when their customers find themselves without the necessary insurance to protect themselves from suit or damages.
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, November 2023 has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
What’s Hot In Workers’ Comp - News and Results*
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What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
Risk of exposure to COVID-19 at employer’s poultry processing plant was not distinct from that attending employment in general.
Mr. Fowler alleged that he suffered a compensable COVID-19 exposure while working as a “boxer” at a poultry processing plant.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
Section 112.1816(2) does not bar entitlement to death benefits under Florida’s workers’ compensation statute Section 440.16.
The claimant’s husband, a firefighter, died of brain cancer.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
Allowing your manager to “pop” your back at the end of a long shift is not an injury that arose out of employment.
The claimant had worked a 17-hour shift with little to no breaks. When his manager arrived, he complained of back pain, and then he allowed the manager to “pop” his back to relieve his pain. He then went home.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
Appellate Division affirms denial of insurer’s motion to dismiss for lack of coverage and affirms finding that petitioner was in course and scope of employment.
The petitioner was the owner and employee of the respondent, a structural steel company. It was noted that about 60% of the petitioner’s work involved traveling for projects and preparing estimates.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
Appellate Division affirms summary judgment against employer due to the exclusive remedy provision of the Act and affirms summary judgment, in part, to an insurance carrier in excluding coverage for intentional wrong claims.
In the first of these two cases (No. A-1702-21), the Appellate Division affirmed an order granting summary judgment to Bravo Pack (Bravo), dismissing all claims, cross-claims, and third party claims against Bravo.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.