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Judge Denies California Insurers’ Lawsuit to Stop Auto Rate Regs
Aug 10 2006 // A Sacramento Superior Court judge has decided to reject the insurance industry’s request for an injunction against auto insurance rate regulation reforms in California, but the legal challenges will not end...
Shareholders Lose Out in Class Action Securities Settlements, Says University Study
Aug 9 2006 // Since 1995, there have been 755 separate cases of class action securities litigation on allegations of companies inflating their stock prices due to fraud or untimely disclosure. Settlements from these cases totaled about...
California insurers sue department to stop auto insurance regulations
Aug 7 2006 // Three insurance trade groups filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop enforcement of California Department of Insurance auto rating regulations they said will harm millions of policyholders. On...
News Currents
Aug 7 2006 // Ark. town puts down uninsured pit bulls Pine Bluff, Ark., officials have euthanized 85 pit bills since June 16, when a new ordinance took effect, requiring owners to obtain $100,000 insurance policies to cover dog...
California insurers sue department to stop auto insurance regulations
Aug 7 2006 // News Currents Three insurance trade groups filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop enforcement of California Department of Insurance auto rating regulations they said will harm millions of...
Miss. Katrina Suits: Key Wind-Water Ruling Expected Soon; Other Plaintiffs Seek Joint Trial
Aug 4 2006 // Lawyers for hundreds of Mississippi homeowners who sued their insurance companies for denying their claims after Hurricane Katrina are fighting to keep the cases joined in a “mass action” rather than split up...
Court Refuses Quick Decision on La. Insurance Suit Extensions
Aug 4 2006 // A decision on the constitutionality of new state laws giving hurricane-affected homeowners in Louisiana an extra year to sue their insurance companies will not be expedited by a court, the state’s top insurance...
White Mountains Settles Robert Plan Suit Over Confidential Data
Aug 3 2006 // White Mountains Insurance Group and subsidiary OneBeacon Insurance have settled a $185 million lawsuit with the Robert Plan Corp. for an undisclosed amount, a White Mountains Insurance spokesman said. “The entire...
Pinnacle Entertainment Files Lawsuit Against Three Insurers
Aug 3 2006 // Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. announced that, on August 1, 2006, it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against three of its excess insurance carriers. The suit relates to the loss incurred by...
Granddaughter of Safeco Founder Sues Former CEO Mike McGavick and Board
Aug 2 2006 // Flanked by legal counsel, Emma Schwartzman, the great, great granddaughter of a Safeco founder, announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Safeco shareholders against former CEO Mike McGavick. The central claim in the...
La. Wants Hurricane Law Suit Extension Issue Settled in State Court
Jul 28 2006 // Louisiana plans to fight attempts by Allstate Corp. to have a federal court determine if new laws giving homeowners two years to file lawsuits against their insurers is legal. Allstate filed a suit July 20 asking U.S....
Lawyers Group Pulls Surfing Contest Sponsorship for Fear of Lawsuits
Jul 28 2006 // The nation’s lawyers are coming to Hawaii, and some of them apparently have no fear of sharks — unless they’re the kind that file lawsuits. About 40 lawyers have signed up so far for the National Lawyers...
Fla. Woman Sues Bacardi, Claims Flaming Rum Dangerous
Jul 28 2006 // Woman sues Bacardi after allegedly burned by flaming rum A woman who was allegedly severely burned by flaming rum during a Bacardi promotion is suing the spirits producer, claiming the product was defective and...
Anti-Abortion Student Group Sues Arizona State University
Jul 26 2006 // \Arizona State University has been sued by an anti-abortion student group which alleges the university discriminated against students trying to voice their opinions on the issue. ASU Students for Life filed the suit in...
Calif. Supreme Court Rules Prop 64 Applies to Pending Cases
Jul 25 2006 // The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) in Sacramento applauded the California Supreme Court for applying Proposition 64 to lawsuits that were pending when the initiative overwhelmingly passed in November...
Take the pollution out of the D&O policy
Jul 24 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
Case Law Watch
Jul 24 2006 // Actions and Proceedings Continental Insurance Co. v. The Pamona Redevelopment Agency (California Court of Appeals, May 15, 2006, Unpublished) Ruling: On this appeal, the excess insurer, Continental, sought to intervene in...
Case Law Watch
Jul 24 2006 // ARBITRATION Allstate Insurance Company v. Great American Insurance Company (Super. Ct. N. J. June 15, 2006) Ruling: Insurance company could contest adverse arbitration finding where plaintiff insurance company improperly...
Take the pollution out of the D&O policy
Jul 24 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
Case Law Watch
Jul 24 2006 // Actions and Proceedings Continental Insurance Co. v. The Pamona Redevelopment Agency (California Court of Appeals, May 15, 2006, Unpublished) Ruling: On this appeal, the excess insurer, Continental, sought to intervene in...
