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Is Now a Subprime Time To Be in D&O?
Apr 7 2008 // Execs ponder Stoneridge, plaintiffs bar shakeups and market volatility at PLUS Symposium Despite the calm, cool manner of the 1,300 well-coiffed underwriters and brokers in attendance, volatility was on the minds of most...
Families of 6 Dead Miners Sue Owners Over Utah Cave-In
Apr 4 2008 // The families of six men killed in a Utah mine cave-in sued the mine’s Ohio owners, claiming that the collapse occurred because they were harvesting coal unsafely. The lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court contends...
U.S. Appeals Court Tosses $800 Billion Tobacco Class Action Suit
Apr 4 2008 // A federal appeals court tossed out an $800 billion class-action lawsuit against tobacco companies Thursday brought by smokers who said they were deceived into believing “light” cigarettes were healthier. The...
Louisiana AG’s Suit Against Insurers Over Katrina Stays in U.S. Court
Apr 4 2008 // Policyholders may not be entitled to recover any money from a sweeping antitrust lawsuit that former Attorney General Charles Foti filed against some of the nation’s largest insurers after Hurricane Katrina, a...
U.S. Class Action King Weiss Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Apologizes
Apr 3 2008 // Class-action lawsuit king Melvyn Weiss pleaded guilty Wednesday to U.S. racketeering charges in connection with a scheme to pay kickbacks to plaintiffs, apologizing to his former law firm and saying he deeply regretted his...
New Jersey Mother Settles Weight-Loss Lawsuit for $1M
Apr 3 2008 // Her lawyer says the mother of a Rochelle Park, New Jersey teen has settled a lawsuit over his weight-loss surgery for $1 million. Elaine LaBeur’s decision came after a few days of testimony in the trial involving...
Montana Files Brief with Supreme Court in Insurance Lawsuit
Apr 3 2008 // Montana State Insurance Commissioner John Morrison has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a legal dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court over an insurance company’s dual role of paying disability benefits and...
Two Employees Fired for Gossiping Settle Lawsuits with N.H. Town
Apr 2 2008 // Two of the four women fired from town jobs in Hooksett (New Hampshire) for gossiping have settled lawsuits against the town. The town’s insurance company is paying $65,000 each to Joanne Drewniak and Jessica...
Officials File Civil Lawsuit against 3 Former Florida Insurance Companies
Apr 1 2008 // The Florida Department of Financial Services filed a civil lawsuit against the officers, directors and affiliates of three former Florida insurance companies, according to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Lawyers for...
Ohio Judge Says City Can Go Forward with Lead Paint Lawsuit
Apr 1 2008 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sherwin-Williams Co. that sought to keep the city from suing the company to help pay for the cleanup of properties contaminated with lead paint. Sherwin-Williams failed to prove...
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...
