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On Thursday, July 23rd, Rivkin Radler will hold its next Health Law Executive Briefing. Chris Kutner and Emily Manning will present Resolving Payment Disputes Under the No Surprise Act: An Analysis of the Federal IDR Process.

The federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process, administered by HHS, is a neutral framework for transparently resolving payment disputes

Chris Kutner spoke with Part B News about the No Surprises Act’s final rule, which impacts how health care providers file independent dispute resolution (IDR) requests. Providers file the requests when health insurers exempt patients from paying fees that shouldn’t have been charged to them.

Chris noted that, before the final rule took effect, the IDR

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that partner Ryan Hyde was named to the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers list in the area of Insurance Coverage and associate Louis Iturra was named to the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the area of PI General: Plaintiff.

Ryan Hyde has been selected to Florida Super

Second Department Finds No Coverage Because Underlying Claims Do Not Fall Within Policy’s Classification Limitation Endorsement

Two workers employed by Steel Fab NY, Inc., were injured performing steel erection work at a construction project. Each filed a bodily injury action against the project’s owner and general contractor who, in turn, filed third-party actions against Steel

Paul Majkowski wrote the article, “Mass Torts Through the Decades,” for the Summer 2026 issue of USLAW Magazine.

Although the targets of tort actions have varied over the years, the legal issues and the trend toward seeking class action relief remain constants.

To read the article, click here. To read the full USLAW Magazine issue,

A recent Florida Supreme Court decision lowered the standard of proof governing the pursuit of, or opposition to, a claim for punitive damages at the pleading stage. The lowered threshold may make it easier for attorneys and their clients to plead and pursue such claims and ultimately use it as a basis to accelerate discovery