Cattie & Gonzalez Names Jim Anderson Partner
Law firm Cattie & Gonzalez announced that Jim Anderson joined the firm as its newest partner.
Jim Anderson
Anderson brings 45 years of experience practicing work comp defense in Mississippi to…
Dallas Venue Proper for Football Player’s Claim of Training Camp Injury
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an appellate court erred in finding the venue for a football player’s workers’ compensation claim based on an out-of-state injury was improper in…
Tech Partnership Aims to Curb Insurance Fraud, Cut Costs
Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers and managing general agents, announced a partnership with Attestiv to accelerate automation, increase fraud protection and reduce expenses for property and casualty carriers.
Attestiv, a…
Employer Can’t Use Comp Payments to Offset Worker’s Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits
A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer was not entitled to reimbursement for the workers’ compensation benefits paid to a retired employee collecting an accidental disability retirement pension.
Case: Matter…
CLA Sets Webinar on Gig Workers and Employment Classification
The California Lawyers Association will present a one-hour webinar at noon April 28 to discuss “The Ongoing Saga of Gig Workers, AB 5 and Proposition 22.”
The program aims to update…
5th Circuit Rejects Comp Carrier’s Claim of Trade Secret Misappropriation
A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an insurance provider’s claim of trade secret misappropriation based on its idea for an application to simplify the process for employers to…