Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AJG resolves federal class action case
Jan 8 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to resolve all claims in the Federal Multi-District class action pending in the New Jersey Federal District Court against commercial insurers and brokers relating to industry-wide...
N.Y., Conn., Ill. AGs bring another suit, this time against Acordia
Jan 8 2007 // The attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois and New York continued their campaign against undisclosed compensation and account steering by simultaneously bringing suit against one of the nation’s largest insurance...
N.H. private school says insurer didn’t do flood insurance homework; sues for buildings’ damages
Jan 7 2007 // St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. has filed a lawsuit accusing its insurer of refusing to cover most of the $5 million the school has spent repairing buildings and grounds damaged by flooding. In May, floodwaters...
Miss. AG’s Katrina case moved to state court
Jan 7 2007 // A federal judge agreed to transfer Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages from federal to state court. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. ruled...
Case Law Watch
Jan 7 2007 // Cancellation and Nonrenewal John Gibson Auto Sales Inc. v. Direct Insurance Company (Ark. App., Div. III and IV, Dec. 20, 2006) Arkansas statute deemed inapplicable. Insured brought suit against insurer for denial of auto...
News Currents
Jan 7 2007 // Miss. AG’s Katrina case moved to state courts A federal judge agreed in late December to transfer Missis-sippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages from...
Enron’s legacies and directors’ and officers’ risk
Jan 7 2007 // Shortly after former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s Oct. 23, 2006, sentencing, the Enron Task Force said it was closing down, with its mission mostly complete. Yet did that event really signal an endpoint in the Enron...
N.Y., Conn., Ill. AGs bring another suit, this time against Acordia
Jan 7 2007 // News Currents The attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois and New York continued their campaign against undisclosed compensation and account steering by simultaneously bringing suit against one of the nation’s...
AJG resolves federal class action case
Jan 7 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to resolve all claims in the Federal Multi-District class action pending in the New Jersey Federal District Court against commercial insurers and brokers relating to industry-wide...
DaimlerChrysler Reaches Deal with Insurers Over Class Action
Jan 4 2007 // U.S. German car maker DaimlerChrysler AG has reached an agreement with insurers over their contribution to a $300 million settlement of an investor lawsuit over the 1998 merger that created the company, a spokesman...
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Opens Chicago Office, Nine Partners Added
Jan 3 2007 // Steptoe & Johnson LLP has announced it will open a Chicago office in January. Nine partners whose practices focus on commercial, insurance and reinsurance litigation will join Steptoe from Gardner Carton &...
Ill. Gallagher & Co. Reach Settlement in Federal Class Action Case
Dec 29 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced today that it has agreed to resolve all claims in the Federal Multi-District (MDL) class action pending in the New Jersey Federal District Court against commercial insurers and...
Pa. Court Grants Doctors’ Class Action Over Blues’ Reimbursements
Dec 29 2006 // Thousands of Pennsylvania doctors may be eligible to join a lawsuit over a Blue Cross health plan’s reimbursement rates after a federal judge granted the plaintiffs class-action status. The suit charges that Keystone...
N.H. Private School Sues Insurer Over Flood Policy
Dec 28 2006 // St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. has filed a lawsuit accusing its insurance company of refusing to cover most of the $5 million the school has spent repairing buildings and grounds damaged by flooding last...
Miss. AG’s Katrina Case Against Insurers Moved to State Courts
Dec 28 2006 // A federal judge agreed this week to transfer Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages from federal to state court. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr....
Lloyd’s Sues Former R.I. Gov. Sundlun, Who Denies Owing Funds
Dec 27 2006 // The London insurance market Lloyd’s has sued former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce Sundlun, accusing him of failing to pay about $300,000 in principal and interest. But Sundlun says he doesn’t owe Lloyd’s any...
AIG Sues Former Accounting V.P., Alleging Extortion Attempt
Dec 26 2006 // American International Group Inc. sued a former accounting vice president last Friday, alleging she has refused to return company computers and confidential information and has attempted to “harass, extort and...
Miss. AG’s Katrina Suit Moved to Gulf Coast Federal Court
Dec 26 2006 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s civil lawsuit against insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages has been moved from federal court in Jackson to one in Gulfport. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate...
2006: Agents fight to keep their pay and insurers wise up to the future
Dec 25 2006 // The fight to save contingent commissions topped the minds of agents across the nation as a few select states drove public policy efforts to end their use by insurers. The industry grabbed hold of predictive modeling and...
N.Y., Conn., Ill. AGs Bring Another Suit, This Time Against Acordia
Dec 19 2006 // The attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois and New York continued their campaign against undisclosed compensation and account steering by simultaneously bringing suit today against one of the nation’s largest...
