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Proposal Easing Lawsuits against Insurers Clears Minnesota House
Apr 1 2008 // The Minnesota House has approved legislation making it easier for consumers to sue their insurance companies over denied claims. The bill passed on a vote of 81-51 after it was changed to make it more like a Senate version...
Menu Foods Reaches Deal to Settle Pet Food Suits
Apr 1 2008 // Menu Foods Income Fund said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement in principle to settle lawsuits it is facing over its massive recall of contaminated pet food last year. The company said that parties to the so-called...
New Hampshire Woman Sues over Bogus Sex Site Profile
Mar 31 2008 // A woman who lives somewhere near Dartmouth College is suing an online sex site, claiming it identified her in her area even though a nude photograph purporting to be her was not. The woman, suing under the pseudonym...
Oklahoma Senator Urges Governor to Unveil Lawsuit Reform Plan
Mar 28 2008 // An agreement on lawsuit reform in Oklahoma is possible this year, according to the Republican co-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, if Democratic Gov. Brad Henry is willing to make a counter-offer to the...
AIG Sues Former CEO Greenberg and 6 Ex-Directors
Mar 27 2008 // American International Group Inc., the world’s largest insurer, has filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court against former Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and six other former directors and...
Suit Names Board Members, Former Execs of Louisiana Citizens
Mar 26 2008 // Two policyholders of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. have filed a federal lawsuit against board members and former executives of the corporation, which was established by the state as an “insurer of...
U.S. Capital Markets Seen Losing Ground to Global Competitors
Mar 26 2008 // U.S. capital markets again lost ground against global competitors last year, highlighting the need to streamline regulation and crack down on excessive securities litigation, industry experts said Wednesday. The United...
Minneapolis Girl’s Death Could Mean Lower Lawsuit Award, Experts Say
Mar 26 2008 // Experts say the death of 6-year-old Abigail Taylor from the injuries she suffered in a swimming pool accident probably means the targets of a lawsuit will pay less in damages. Abigail died last week, nine months after she...
California Auto Club Affiliate, Settles Suit, Will Refund $22.5 Million
Mar 24 2008 // The insurance affiliate of the Automobile Club of Southern California (the Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club) will issue $22.5 million in refunds to approximately 120,000 policyholders to resolve lawsuits...
Vermont Supreme Court: Workers’ Comp Benefit Doesn’t Bar Damage Suit
Mar 24 2008 // The Vermont Supreme Court has reinstated the negligence claim of a man whose hand was crushed when an acetylene tank fell on it, saying his acceptance of workers’ compensation benefits from his employer didn’t...
Texas Supreme Court Continues Onslaught of Coverage Decisions
Mar 24 2008 // Since last August, the Texas Supreme Court has issued a half dozen major insurance cases, many on issues pending for years. The Court recently heard argument in key cases involving the insurability of punitive damages in...
Grocer Hannaford Hit with Class Action Suit over Data Breach
Mar 21 2008 // Hannaford Bros. Co. has been hit with two class action lawsuits filed on behalf of consumers whose credit and debit card numbers were compromised as a result of a major security breach. A Philadelphia law firm, Berger...
8 Intend to Sue over Giants’ Stadium Escalator Malfunction
Mar 21 2008 // An escalator malfunction at Giants Stadium is leading to lawsuits. Eight people have filed notices that they intend to sue the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority over injuries they sustained. They were leaving a...
U.S. Class Action King Weiss Agrees to Plead Guilty
Mar 20 2008 // Melvyn Weiss, the long-reigning king of multibillion-dollar U.S. class action litigation, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal racketeering charge in a case accusing his firm of paying secret kickbacks to plaintiffs,...
Insurers Settle Lawsuits over Philippines Crash for $165M
Mar 19 2008 // Insurance companies have agreed to pay $165 million (euro104.63 million) to settle lawsuits brought by relatives of those killed in a 2000 plane crash in the Philippines, lawyers for the families said. The families of...
Merrill Lynch Files Suit Against Security Capital’s XL
Mar 19 2008 // Merrill Lynch & Co In said Wednesday that it filed a lawsuit against XL Capital Assurance Inc. Merrill said it filed the suit to make clear that XL Capital Assurance, a unit of Security Capital Assurance Ltd , is...
Stunned Bear Stearns Investors Eye Legal Claims
Mar 17 2008 // Angry Bear Stearns Co. Inc. shareholders have wasted no time in calling their lawyers to pursue possible legal claims over the company’s $2-a-share fire sale to JPMorgan Chase & Co. But while the deal may draw...
Hospital Corp. Settles Suits Alleging Malpractice in West Virginia
Mar 14 2008 // Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corp. of America and a former subsidiary have agreed to settle 70 lawsuits alleging malpractice by a former West Virginia physician. The total amount of the settlements and attorneys’...
Massachusetts Suspends License of Oft-Sued Obstetrician
Mar 14 2008 // State regulators have suspended the medical license of an obstetrician who has reportedly been sued for malpractice at least a dozen times since 1993. The Board of Registration in Medicine suspended Dr. Suzanne...
2008 State Rankings: Sinners and Saints Among Tort Systems
Mar 14 2008 // Florida ranks the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranks the best. In a separate ranking, Colorado has the best tort laws on its books, while Rhode Island has the worst. The free-market...
