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Lloyd’s Settles Lawsuit Against Former R.I. Governor Sundlun
Oct 12 2007 // Former Rhode Island Governor Bruce Sundlun has settled a lawsuit filed by a British insurance market that claims he owes about $300,000. Lawyers for Sundlun and the Society of Lloyd’s, based in England, say...
Year After N.Y. Yankee Lidle’s Crash, Lawsuits Stretch Across Country
Oct 12 2007 // A federal safety panel concluded earlier this year that Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died in a New York City plane crash because he and his instructor misjudged a turn. The finding has done little to settle the legal fights...
Ill. Family of Dead Teen Sues Couple Where Drinking Was Allowed
Oct 11 2007 // The family of a teenager killed in a car crash last year has sued a suburban Chicago family, claiming it was negligent in allowing the victim to drink alcohol at a house party. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Oct. 8th in Lake...
W. Va.: Second Phase of DuPont Waste-Site Lawsuit Goes to Jury
Oct 11 2007 // The second phase of a class-action lawsuit against DuPont has gone to the jury, which must decide whether thousands of West Virginia residents deserve medical monitoring because of exposure to contamination from a waste...
Minn. Settles Annuity Lawsuit with Allianz Life
Oct 10 2007 // Some seniors who might have died before they could get their annuity money back from Allianz Life Insurance Co. now can apply for refunds and interest under a lawsuit settlement announced this week. Minnesota Attorney...
Corporations Await Supreme Court Ruling on Reach of Securities Lawsuits
Oct 9 2007 // The hopes of Enron investors are riding on a case being argued before the Supreme Court today that may be the last chance at compensation for their losses when the scandal-ridden energy company collapsed. Much of corporate...
Conn. AG Alleges Reinsurance Antitrust Conspiracy Drives Up Consumer Prices
Oct 9 2007 // A lawsuit against a major reinsurance broker for alleged antitrust activity in Connecticut is being used to raise broader questions about the largely unregulated reinsurance business. Connecticut Attorney General Richard...
Calif. Supreme Court qualifies enforcement of class action waivers
Oct 8 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are unenforceable if a court determines “that a class arbitration would be a significantly more effective way of vindicating...
Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings
Oct 8 2007 // Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought into its nationwide operation, which now...
Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings
Oct 8 2007 // Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought into its nationwide operation, which now...
Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings
Oct 8 2007 // Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought into its nationwide operation, which now...
News Currents
Oct 8 2007 // Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings But fast-growing franchisor denies misleading any agents Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that...
News Currents
Oct 8 2007 // Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings But fast-growing franchisor denies misleading any agents Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that...
Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings
Oct 8 2007 // Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought into its nationwide operation, which now...
Calif. Supreme Court qualifies enforcement of class action waivers
Oct 8 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are unenforceable if a court determines “that a class arbitration would be a significantly more effective way of vindicating...
Florida Couple Accept Settlement in Lawsuit Against State Farm
Oct 6 2007 // A lawsuit in a Mississippi court over Hurricane Katrina damage ended last week with a settlement between the insurance company and the Florida couple. It was the first Katrina-related insurance case to be brought in a...
Class Action Suit Filed Against N.J. Meat Plant, Markets
Oct 5 2007 // As government scientists searched for the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to frozen hamburgers, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against the New Jersey producer of the patties and supermarkets that...
Abuse Lawsuit Alleges Widespread Problems with Mormons, Boy Scouts
Oct 5 2007 // A $25 million sex abuse lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America filed in Oregon alleges that child abuse has been widespread since the 1960s and little was done to...
W. Va. Jury Issues Verdict in DuPont Lawsuit
Oct 3 2007 // A Harrison County, W. Va., jury says DuPont was negligent in creating a 112-acre waste site tainted with arsenic, cadmium and lead. The jury started deliberations Monday to determine whether chemical maker DuPont was...
States Sue Bush Over Limits on Children’s Health Insurance
Oct 3 2007 // Several states say they will challenge the Bush administration in federal court over its new rules that block the expansion of a health insurance program for children from low-income families. Arizona, California,...
