Tag: third-party liability

Oct 19, 2021

Subrogated Georgia Insurer Has No Fiduciary Duty to Protect Injured Employee’s Interests

OCGA § 34-9-11.1, Georgia’s statute that gives the insurer (or employer) the right to “assert the employee’s cause of action in tort” against a third party or parties if the...

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Jan 21, 2020

War Between the States: Federal Court Decides PA Law Precludes Third-Party Indemnity Action Against Employer

With a conflicting web of state versus state policies that would make any Conflict of Laws professor salivate, a federal district court in Pennsylvania found a choice of law provision...

War Between the States: Federal Court Decides PA Law Precludes Third-Party Indemnity Action Against Employer War Between the States: Federal Court Decides PA Law Precludes Third-Party Indemnity Action Against Employer
Apr 30, 2018

Ohio Auto Insurers: Beware of Nascent Workers Comp Claims

High Court Says BWC Has Subrogation Interest in Spite of Denial of Claim In a decision that should impact settlement procedures in virtually all personal injury cases within the state...

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