Law Firm Referred Over 800 Clients to a Pharmacy in Exchange for Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Payments.
Massachusetts Insurance Legal News & Analysis
Employee Versus Independent Contractor: The Battle Rages On
The Reviewing Board of the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) once famously observed, “The issue of who is an independent contractor and who is an employee has bedeviled the bar and bench since the beginning of workers’ compensation.” MacTavish v. O’Connor Lumber Co., 6 Mass. Workers’ Comp. Rep. 174, 177 (1992). Based on recent […]
MA Court Case Resolves Carriers’ Dispute Over Common Insured Stemming From VRBO Guest Lawsuit Against Berkshire Homeowner
The Federal court in Worcester recently decided a dispute between two insurers over how their insurance policies would apply to a serious liability suit against their common insured.
Mass. SJC Hears Inherent Diminished Value Recoveries For Third-Party Property Damage Claims Arguments
On May 5, 2021, the SJC heard an important case that could radically increase the damages that automobile insurers must pay for third-party property damage claims.
MA Court Affirms No Coverage For Attorney Who Failed To Disclose Customary User On Auto Application
The Appeals Court affirmed a judgment in favor of MetLife denying an Attorney’s collision coverage for the Cadillac limousine he had bought to ferry clients to his office.
