MARYLAND SUPREME COURT ASKED TO DECIDE NOVEL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SUBROGATION ISSUE Trumbull Ins. Co. v. International Marketing Group, Inc., 2024 WL 4753369 (D. Md. 2024)

Newsletter, Subrogation, Workers' Compensation

A federal court in Maryland has asked the Maryland Supreme Court to sound off on an issue regarding the apportionment of attorneys’ fees and costs between a workers’ compensation insurance company and an injured employee, following a large third-party settlement. The facts are somewhat unusual (although they shouldn’t be) because in this case, the workers’…

ALABAMA COURT OF APPEALS EXTENDS LOSS OF USE RECOVERY TO BOTH REPAIRABLE AND UNREPAIRABLE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Myers v. Alfa Mut. Ins. Co., 2024 WL 4522424 (Ala. App. Oct. 18, 2024)

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Newsletter, Subrogation

Little by little, Alabama is letting out the line when it comes to who can recovery loss of use damages after an automobile has been in an accident. In addition to the other damages recoverable, loss of use (reasonable value of use or rental of a car while the owner is deprived of use of…