Legal Updates

Elliott v. American States Insurance Company

The Fourth Circuit has ruled that UIM carriers are not obligated to make settlement offers or settle claims with their insureds before a judgment is entered against the at-fault party. Furthermore, a UIM insurer who decides to not make a settlement offer before the judgment is entered does not commit a per se violation of North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Statute. (more…)

2018 Maximum Weekly Compensation Rate Released (more…)

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules on Evidence of Reasonable Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Actions (more…)

Industrial Commission to Increase Sanctions (more…)

NCIC Filings by Adjusters: Important Changes (more…)

Penalties for Failure to Provide a Panel

Berdnick v. Fairfield Glade Community Club

Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board | May 18, 2017 (more…)

Governor Cooper Signs Law Reversing Wilkes (more…)

Georgia State Board Responds to Demands of Claimant’s Bar for Quicker Medical Authorization (more…)

Supreme Court Issues Revised Opinion in Clemmons v. Lowe’s (more…)

Commission Adopts Policies Regarding Payment of Compensation

On May 9th, 2017, Governor Henry McMaster signed House Bill H.3441 which amends Title 42 by adding § 42-9-450. This new statute allows payment of compensation to be made by check or electronic payment systems, but requires the payments to be made “in accordance with the policies, procedures, or regulations as provided by the commission”. S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-450. (more…)

Parsons Presumption Extends to Additional Medical Treatment in Workers’ Compensation Cases

Wilkes v. City of Greenville (Filed on June 9, 2017) (more…)