Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Sep 23, 2022 at 4:51 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Defendants appealing a case in federal court have to follow a series of … Read more
Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I The workers compensation field is “responding and adapting remarkably well to economic changes,” according to Donna Glenn, chief actuary, National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). “The pandemic brought new occupational illnesses into the system, but it was offset by a reduction of other types of claims back in 2020.” Glenn made … Read more
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The ongoing sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, the 23-year-old Florida man who in 2018 murdered fourteen students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day, will test whether the seven men and five women on the jury hearing his case can hate the sin but muster the courage to spare the … Read more
Since the onset of COVID-19 several years ago, the popularity of online learning has rapidly increased. Due to the flexibility, many students prefer pursuing their college degrees from home at their own pace and time that works around family and work obligations. As an online instructor and faculty development practitioner for over 20 years, I … Read more
The adjuster is not on your side! The larger your personal injury claim, the more likely the adjuster contacting you will be nice and friendly. The smaller your claim appears to be to them, the more likely they may be rude and abrupt. Suppose an insurance company perceives that they have a significant loss exposure. … Read more
In insurance, LANGUAGE is a tool for differentiation. Policy language can make one insurer stand out from the next. I understand that. In fact, that’s what I try to do every single day – make my articles stand out (through my choice of language) from the next. What I don’t understand is the industry’s insistence … Read more
A memorial to Donna Nathan, whose suicide spurred a gun law allowing people to put themselves on a ‘Do Not Sell’, Photo by Josh Hailey On June 26, 2018, Donna Nathan typed the words “gun stores New Orleans” into her phone and followed the GPS on her screen to the nearest firearms shop. Minutes after … Read more
World Software, whose Worldox document management software is used by law firms worldwide, has named new leadership following the arrest this week of its president. Worldox’s longtime Chief Financial Officer Julie Ann Camporini and Chief Information Officer Rebecca Sattin have taken over as co-executives, according to a source within the company. Raymond Zwiefelhofer, who has … Read more
If you’re in the market for a new car, safety is probably one of your top priorities. While cars of every size have made advances in safety features, bigger cars are still safer than smaller cars if everything else is the same. Learn why bigger cars are usually safer so you can shop smart the … Read more