Worker’s Prior Attorney Can Get Award of Counsel Fees
A New York appellate court ruled that there is no statutory prohibition on a prior attorney being granted counsel fees.
Case: Matter of Pandolfi v. Plainedge Union Free School District, No.
Appeals Court Nixes $58K Default Over Procedural Errors
A California appeals court vacated a summary judgment awarding a workers’ compensation carrier nearly $58,000 because a statement of damages was not served before the entry of defaults, and the…
Contractor Pays $625,000 in Restitution for Premium Fraud
A New York contractor paid $625,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to underreporting his payroll by more than $3.5 million.
Mahendranauth Khargie, 36, and his company, GC Stud Inc., were sentenced…
TK Keen Named Insurance Commissioner
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that Director Sean O’Day appointed TK Keen as insurance commissioner.
TK Keen
Keen has been serving in an acting commissioner capacity since…
Flagg Reappointed to Texas Mutual Board
Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed Brett Flagg to the Texas Mutual Insurance Co. board of directors for a term running through July 1, 2031.
Brett Flagg
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Flagg, who was first…