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ATRA Urging Mich. House Committee to Keep State a Leader in Tort Reform
Mar 8 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) testified this week before the Michigan House Committee on Tort Reform, urging lawmakers to help the state retain its reputation as a leader in the national legal reform movement...
Model Acts, Confidentiality, Cooperation, Key NAIC Concerns
Mar 7 2006 // Developing model acts to cover a wide variety of insurance issues, confidentiality disclosures and cooperation between states were key concerns discussed by state insurance commissioners and their representatives as the...
It’s not their father’s E&O policy anymore
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy. They would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for the autos, premises and...
Wyoming litigation legislation could hurt consumers
Mar 6 2006 // Wyoming legislation designed to allow unprecedented insurance-related lawsuits in the state would significantly increase fraud, lawsuits and insurance costs for Wyoming consumers, according to the Property Casualty...
Today’s service firms must look beyond their father’s E&O
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy from their local agent. The owners would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for...
Case Law Watch
Mar 6 2006 // ERISAMetropolitan Life Insurance v. Parker (Arizona Ninth Circuit Court, Feb. 2, 2006) Ruling: At issue in this case was that although the insurer declared that it owed various proceeds under an Employee Retirement Income...
Exposure in securities class actions down slightly, size of settlements up
Mar 6 2006 // The frequency of class action suits seems to be fairly manageable. However, that good news does not carry over to the severity side. Dramatic settlement increases have occurred during the past five years, panelists told...
Hedging liability bets is not a good idea for hedge funds
Mar 6 2006 // On any given day, hedge funds account for more than half of the daily volume on the New York Stock Exchange and have an equally large presence in every other financial market. This growing industry is currently comprised...
U.S. postal customers gain right to sue for tripping over mail, rules U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 6 2006 // The Supreme Court has ruled that the U.S. Postal Service can be sued by a woman who tripped over mail left on her porch. The 7-1 decision revived a woman’s claim that she was entitled to damages after suffering wrist...
Okla. Bill Seeks Protection for 9-1-1 Dispatchers Against Lawsuits
Mar 2 2006 // Legislation protecting emergency medical dispatchers from lawsuits has passed the Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Committee. The House of Representatives reported that House Bill 2879, by State Representatives...
Mo. AG Sues Man Posing as Lawyer; Victim Sought Insurance Claim
Feb 24 2006 // Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed suit against a Springfield man who allegedly took advantage of a local woman by claiming to be an attorney for the NAACP. The lawsuit, filed in Greene County Circuit Court,...
Wyo. Litigation Legislation Would Hurt Consumers, PCI Says
Feb 23 2006 // Wyoming legislation designed to allow unprecedented insurance-related lawsuits in the state would significantly increase fraud, lawsuits and insurance costs for Wyoming consumers, according to the Property Casualty...
Wis. Law Would Ban Suits Against Restaurants for Making People Fat
Feb 23 2006 // Wisconsin lawmakers are taking tort reform to a new level with a proposal that would prevent people from suing restaurants and food distributors for making them fat. A proposal in the Wisconsin state Senate is designed to...
Postal Customers Gain Right to Sue for Tripping Over Mail
Feb 23 2006 // The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service can be sued by a woman who tripped over mail left on her porch. The 7-1 decision revived a woman’s claim that she was entitled to damages after suffering...
Okla. Senate GOP Claims Democrats Aided Lawyers in Tort Reform Battle
Feb 23 2006 // Oklahoma Senate Republicans are playing hardball, claiming in a news release that trial lawyers won an early victory in the legislative lawsuit reform battle with the help of Democrat “allies” in the state...
Supreme Court Blocks Individual Civil Rights Suit Against Firm
Feb 23 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that Domino’s Pizza could not be sued for racial discrimination by a businessman whose company had a contract with the chain. The court, in an 8-0 decision, said that because...
Minn. AG Sues AIG Rather Than Accept Settlement Worth $1.2M
Feb 22 2006 // Minnesota sued insurer American International Group Inc. last week rather than accept a settlement that could have been worth $1.2 million. Attorney General Mike Hatch said he estimates the state could be owed as much as...
Boeing Named as Defendant in Greek Air Crash Lawsuit
Feb 22 2006 // The law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that, in cooperation with the Cyprus-based law firm of Phoebus, Christos Clerides, N. Pirilides & Associates, that families of victims of the...
Fla. AG, Tenet Reach Agreement on All State Issues
Feb 22 2006 // Tenet Healthcare Corporation has reached a broad agreement with Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist to resolve all matters involving Tenet that are currently being litigated or investigated by the Florida attorney...
Md. Water Taxi Insurer Sues Coast Guard, Citing Too Many Passengers
Feb 21 2006 // Insurers for the company that ran the water taxi that capsized in the Inner Harbor, killing five people, sued the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, claiming the military branch certified the taxi for too many passengers. The...
