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Right to Intervene Under Missouri Statute Section 537.065 is Not Retroactive to Trials and Contracts Pre-Dating the 2017 Amended Statute – Even if Judgment Was Not Yet Entered

October 29, 2019

The Missouri Supreme Court recently affirmed a trial court’s order denying an insurance company’s motion to intervene and set aside a judgment that was entered following the plaintiffs’ contract with a defendant to limit recovery of the judgment against the insurance company pursuant to Missouri Statute Section 537.065. Desai, M.D., et al. v. Seneca Specialty […]

This entry was posted in Missouri Insurance Law and tagged Insurance Company's Right to Intervene, Missouri Statute Section 537.065, Missouri Supreme Court on October 29, 2019 by Kathleen Hamilton.

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Uncovering Fraudulently Incorporated Professional Service Corporations

October 22, 2019

Anyone who has spent time reviewing claim forms and bills submitted by medical providers has probably encountered at least some of the more typical fraud schemes: overbilling, false claims, or maybe even kickbacks and bribery. Sophisticated technology, investigative techniques, and data analytics let us zoom in – and out – to identify these traditional forms […]

This entry was posted in Insurance Law and tagged Fraudulent Incorporation, Insurance Claims Denials, Insurance Fraud, Professional Service Corporations on October 22, 2019 by Isaac Melton.

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Midwest Generation Seeks Reconsideration of Pollution Control Board Ruling Constricting Effective Period of Groundwater Management Zones to Duration of Active Remedial Work

October 15, 2019

On September 9, 2019, Midwest Generation, LLC (“MWG”) asked the Illinois Pollution Control Board (“Board”) to reconsider its interim order of June 20, 2019, in the enforcement case of Sierra Club v. Midwest Generation, LLC (docketed as PCB 13-15). That decision may have far-reaching implications for any party that has entered into an environmental compliance […]

This entry was posted in Environmental Law and tagged Coal Ash, Groundwater Management Zones, Illinois Pollution Control Board on October 15, 2019 by Michael Murphy.

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