The workers’ compensation insurance application vetted by Zurich American Insurance Company seemed straightforward enough to its examiners. Based on the information supplied by Tennessee-based Sunshine Enterprise (a seller/distributor of Chinese construction and...
Month: March 2019
Is legalized pot use spurring an uptick in auto accidents?
Yes.Wait, no.Readers looking for a definitive answer to the above-posed headline query in today’s blog post aren’t likely to get one. The answer to whether recreational marijuana use in a growing number of states is a driving catalyst (both figuratively and literally)...
What do insurance companies consider when determining fault?
You have probably heard it said that there are two sides to every story. In some cases, the sides relayed might be incredibly different, especially after an accident.Sometimes it is difficult for a driver to accept responsibility. And many times when insurance claims...
Louisiana officials announce tighter Medicaid eligibility rules
It’s not exactly mincing words to refer to a federal agency administering a major national program as a “department of dunces.”Safely couching disdain was clearly not on the mind of Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, though, in comments he recently aimed at the U.S....
Continued spotlight on AI assists in uncovering health care fraud
We know at Caffery, Oubre, Campbell & Garrison in Lafayette that health care fraud not only exists in Louisiana and across the United States, but runs rampant. In fact, it is of epidemic proportions and ever-escalating. We duly note in a recent firm blog post...