On March 18, 2019, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision holding that Sedgwick Claims Management Services made reasonable and prompt efforts to settle a nursing home liability claim, and therefore was not...more
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Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Good Faith ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Liability Insurance ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Policy Limits ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Wrongful Death
In Schroeder v. Weighall, 2014 WL 172665 (Wa., Jan. 16, 2014), the Washington Supreme Court invalidated another portion of Washington’s medical malpractice reform legislation. Specifically, the court invalidated RCW...more
In Klutschkowski v. Peacehealth, et al., No. 160615518 (Ore., Sept. 26, 2013), the Oregon State Supreme Court unanimously held that an Oregon statute capping non-economic damages at $500,000 was unconstitutional as applied to...more