USCIS Issues New Version of the Form I-9
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service issued a new version of the Form I-9 on March 8, 2013. Although employers should begin using the new version of the Form I-9 right away, older...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Rule and Administrator Ruling Affecting RAC Appeals
On March 13, 2013, CMS released a proposed rule (CMS-1455-P) to revise Medicare Part B billing policies when a Part A claim for an inpatient admission is denied for lack of medical necessity. CMS will...
View ArticleUSCIS Issues New Version of the Form I-9
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service issued a new version of the Form I-9 on March 8, 2013. Although employers should begin using the new version of the Form I-9 right away, older...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Rule and Administrator Ruling Affecting RAC Appeals
On March 13, 2013, CMS released a proposed rule (CMS-1455-P) to revise Medicare Part B billing policies when a Part A claim for an inpatient admission is denied for lack of medical necessity. CMS will...
View ArticleUSCIS Issues New Version of the Form I-9
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service issued a new version of the Form I-9 on March 8, 2013. Although employers should begin using the new version of the Form I-9 right away, older...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Rule and Administrator Ruling Affecting RAC Appeals
On March 13, 2013, CMS released a proposed rule (CMS-1455-P) to revise Medicare Part B billing policies when a Part A claim for an inpatient admission is denied for lack of medical necessity. CMS will...
View ArticleUSCIS Issues New Version of the Form I-9
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service issued a new version of the Form I-9 on March 8, 2013. Although employers should begin using the new version of the Form I-9 right away, older...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Putative Collective Action Based On Rule...
On April 16, 2013, in Genesis Healthcare Corp., et al., v. Symczyk, the United States Supreme Court held that, where the lone plaintiff’s individual claim in an FLSA collective action becomes...
View ArticleCMS and OIG Propose New Rules for Donated EHR Technology Safe Harbor and...
On April 10, 2013, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued similar proposed rules regarding...
View ArticleUnder Kentucky Law, Policy Excluding Coverage for Damages Covered by Other...
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a general liability policy with an exclusion for damages covered by other insurance is primary to a professional liability policy containing an...
View ArticleFederal Court in Alabama Finds No Duty to Defend In Motion for Default...
A federal district court in Alabama has held in a motion for default judgment that an insurer has no duty to defend coverage for Chinese drywall claims. Penn. National Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Snead Door,...
View ArticleFederal Court in Kentucky Concludes That Defense Costs Incurred By Insurers...
A federal district court in Kentucky has held that two liability insurers providing insurance over multiple policy periods for a continuous exposure claim must allocate defense costs based on...
View ArticleFederal Court in Virginia Holds Insurer Has No Duty to Defend or Indemnify...
A federal court in Virginia recently held that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured after the insured failed to give the insurer notice of an accident for almost three years on the...
View ArticleFederal Court in Kentucky Concludes That Defense Costs Incurred By Insurers...
A federal district court in Kentucky has held that two liability insurers providing insurance over multiple policy periods for a continuous exposure claim must allocate defense costs based on...
View ArticleFlorida Appellate Court Holds Insurer Owes Separate Defense Counsel to...
A Florida appellate court has held that an insurer is required for the insurance carrier to appoint separate independent defense counsel for a named insured and an additional insured. University of...
View ArticleFederal Court in Kentucky Concludes That Defense Costs Incurred By Insurers...
A federal district court in Kentucky has held that two liability insurers providing insurance over multiple policy periods for a continuous exposure claim must allocate defense costs based on...
View ArticleFlorida Design Professionals May Limit Individual Liability For Negligence
According to a new statute signed by Governor Scott on April 25, 2013, Florida design professionals may contractually limit their individual liability for negligence occurring within the scope of their...
View ArticleFlorida Appellate Court Holds Insurer Owes Separate Defense Counsel to...
A Florida appellate court has held that an insurer is required for the insurance carrier to appoint separate independent defense counsel for a named insured and an additional insured. University of...
View ArticleOklahoma Supreme Court Affirms Validity of Properly Issued Reservation of...
The Oklahoma Supreme Court found an insurer has no obligation to indemnify for damages arising out of a condemnation claim despite providing a defense because the insurer properly reserved its rights...
View ArticleArkansas Supreme Court Holds Insurer Entitled To Pursue Subrogation Action to...
The Arkansas Supreme Court, reversing a lower court, has held that an auto insurer is entitled to pursue subrogation claims against a tortfeasor for no-fault medical benefits paid to its insured....
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