Tenet Healthcare Corporation has reached a broad agreement with Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist to resolve all matters involving Tenet that are currently being litigated or investigated by the Florida attorney general’s office. The matters being resolved include a civil …
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) recently urged Wisconsin legislators and the governor to restore limits on noneconomic damages for medical liability lawsuits in light of the Milwaukee Bar Association’s promotion of a seminar designed to teach plaintiffs’ lawyers on …
Kevin O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Lee Ann Kiley, 44, formerly of Stamford and currently residing in Riverside, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alan Nevas in Bridgeport to two years of …
The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies reported the introduction of a new homeowner’s insurance policy, called “Texas Family Home Policy.” This new policy offers more coverage choices, new discounts, deductible options, and flexibility in choosing coverage limits. “Our ‘Texas Family …
Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager reported that Creative Stepping Stones Inc., a Milwaukee County business that operated a community based residential facility called The Summit Place, 6526 West Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, in which a resident reportedly choked to death in …
National and International members of the China seatbelt intervention Steering Committee met this week in Beijing to discuss the progress of a leading project in the province of Guangzhou, which addresses the low usage of seatbelt wearing rates among drivers …
Nationally-recognized expert on insurance markets and regulation, Scott Harrington, Ph.D., and Alan B. Miller, professor of the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, will discuss “Federal Charters for Insurance Companies: Options and Alternatives” during the 3rd Annual Insurance Summit presented …
Barger & Wolen LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory, general business and litigation matters, has announced the opening of an office in Phoenix to be managed by Charles Cohen, former Director of the Arizona Department of …
Washington state officials have amended and approved legislation that would create an insurance anti-fraud unit in the insurance commissioner’s office, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) Northwest Regional Manager Kenton Brine. “The Washington House Financial Institutions …
Insurance associations in California are opposing legislation that could deter auto aftermarket parts competition. Competition among manufacturers of quality, replacement crash parts has saved consumers hundreds of millions of dollars over the years, according to testimony delivered before a state …
