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W.Va. Residents Sue DuPont Over Zinc Plant Contamination
Sep 12 2007 // From its grassy surface, the 112-acre mound seems harmless, a vast but benign-looking field ringed by hundreds of small homes. But signs wired to the chain-link fence hint at something potentially sinister lurking beneath....
N.Y. Knicks’ Exec Facing $10 Million Harassment Suit
Sep 10 2007 // Jury selection begins this week in the $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas, who is accused of improper behavior involving a since-fired team executive. Anucha Browne...
N.H. Governor’s Veto of Civil Lawsuit Damages Bill Upheld
Sep 7 2007 // The New hampshire Legislature voted this week to sustain Gov. John Lynch’s vetoes of three bills, including one that would have restructured the way damages are decided in a civil lawsuit. The House voted 254-65 to...
Lawsuit Filed Over Repair of NYC Transit Chief’s $1 Million Car
Sep 7 2007 // An insurance company is suing an airline for damage that a prize-winning $1 million Ferrari, owned by the chairman of the city’s public transportation system, sustained while being brought to this country from...
Vioxx Gains Big Win with N.J. High Court’s Rejection of Class Action
Sep 7 2007 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court has rejected a class-action lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. The ruling is a huge legal victory for the drugmaker, which faces nearly 27,000 individual...
N.J. Supreme Court Hockey Case Could Redefine Spectator Liability
Sep 6 2007 // Denise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice shots. It was going to be a special night: her...
Federal Judge Allows Class Action Against Disability Insurer Unum
Sep 6 2007 // A federal judge in Chattanooga, Tenn. has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that contends Unum Group, the nation’s largest disability insurer, schemed to deny or terminate claims of thousands of disabled...
Lawsuits Against Restaurants at Center of Md. Debate Over Disabilities Act
Sep 6 2007 // Jeri Wasco, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, visited a Hyattsville, Maryland shopping center recently and found curb ramps that were too steep and no elevators going to the second floor. She filed a federal...
Chicago Cosmetics Mogul Marilyn Miglin Files $2.5 Million Lawsuit
Sep 5 2007 // Chicago cosmetics mogul Marilyn Miglin has filed a lawsuit against a man she said defrauded her by persuading her to invest in a startup company that failed and bankrupted her. James Joseph “Ted” Mellon and...
Court to Hear Suit Challenging State’s Raid on Miss. Surplus Lines Fund
Sep 4 2007 // The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Jackson, Miss. will hear arguments Oct. 1 about whether the Mississippi Legislature unconstitutionally raided an insurance fund in 2004 to balance the state budget. The Mississippi...
Mich. Auto Parts Maker Delphi Announces Settlement of Fraud Lawsuit
Sep 4 2007 // Struggling auto parts maker Delphi Corp. announced on Friday, Aug. 31 that there is a settlement of lawsuits by investors who have accused the company’s former managers of fraud. The plaintiffs, including about...
Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...
The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown
Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...
Staying afloat in complex construction insurance waters
Sep 3 2007 // With the tidal wave of legal cases involving construction defects bogging down county, state and federal courts, it has become imperative that insurers “cover their behinds” from every imaginable angle —...
The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown
Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...
Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...
Marsh cautions Europeans on U.S. subprime crisis
Sep 3 2007 // Insurance broker Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater D&O and E&O...
The subprime mortgage meltdown: will insurance feel the heat?
Sep 3 2007 // At a minimum, D&O claims are expected; Countrywide’s Balboa insurance operations under review The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for...
Report: insurers did not shift wind claims
Sep 3 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
MARSH UK: POSSIBLE LIABILITIES FROM SUBPRIME DEFAULTS
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK recently issued a warning to European financial services sectors, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and...
