Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawsuit Reform on Minds of Okla. Legislators During Current Session
Feb 15 2006 // As predicted, lawsuit reform is turning out to be the focus of the Oklahoma Legislature during the current session. In the Oklahoma Senate a comprehensive lawsuit reform bill, sponsored by a Democratic passed out of the...
Up to 700 Women in West Not Told about Placenta Registry
Feb 13 2006 // As many as 700 women along the West Coast were not told that an institute financed by the insurance industry kept their placentas after giving birth in order to protect doctors and hospitals from potential lawsuits,...
Judge: La. Homeowners Can Opt Out of Suit Against Murphy Oil
Feb 10 2006 // Terms of a class-action lawsuit against Murphy Oil USA does not prevent Louisiana homeowners from leaving the suit and settling their own claims stemming from the refinery’s oil spill after Hurricane Katrina, a judge...
Okla. House Committee Votes to Protect Agriculture from Frivolous Lawsuits
Feb 10 2006 // If you overeat and gain weight, you’ll have to rely on diet and exercise – not a lawsuit – to solve the problem under legislation approved by an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee. House Bill...
GE Insurance Solutions: Legal Reform Momentum Continues
Feb 10 2006 // Victories and defeats in the courtroom can impact the nation’s economy, with potential consequences for decades to come. GE Insurance Solutions has been tracking and shaping efforts to level the litigation playing...
Retailers File Suits Against ‘Fair Share’ Mandates in Md., N.Y. Courts
Feb 8 2006 // A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount oin employees’ health benefits. The Retail Industry Leaders Association...
S.C. Legislators to Consider Asbestos Litigation Reform
Feb 6 2006 // To avoid the asbestos litigation crisis some states have experienced, South Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation that will require plaintiffs to meet specific medical criteria in order to bring or pursue an...
Headed for the chopping block
Feb 6 2006 // While shopping for turkey last Thanksgiving, it would have been good to pause and appreciate those millions of independent small businesses that provide the goods and services this thriving nation depends upon. Today, such...
Case Law Watch
Feb 6 2006 // Oklahoma Savage v. Burton(Okla. App. Nov. 15, 2005) Son-in-law did not qualify as “insured” under mother-in-law’s UM coverage: Defendant shot decedent to death during a road rage incident. The estate of...
Oklahoma’s legislative session shifts into gear
Feb 6 2006 // The bill-filing deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature passed Jan.19, 2006, and the session opens Feb. 6. At the close of the filing process, the state Senate had 1,034 bills and 28 joint resolutions filed, the House filed...
From DuPont Teflon to nanotechnology
Feb 6 2006 // Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as those tasks are when examining well-known...
PETITION FOR CLASS ACTION FILED AGAINST CALIF. SCIF
Feb 6 2006 // Chris R. Alcala of Los Angeles has filed a petition for class action against California’s State Fund Compensation Insurance Fund for mispaying for interpreting services. According to the petition, SCIF paid $45...
Case Law Watch
Feb 6 2006 // MiscellaneousJones v. County of Missoula (Montana, Jan. 4, 2006) Ruling: At issue on this appeal was whether the county deprived citizens of their constitutional right to participate in the operation of government by...
Headed for the chopping block
Feb 5 2006 // The ruling accurately determined that an employer’s duty to provide a safe workplace is limited to employees and does not extend to others such as spouses. While shopping for turkey last Thanksgiving, it would have...
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Oklahoma’s legislative session shifts into gear Lawsuit reform, uninsured drivers are among issues to be debated. The bill-filing deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature passed Jan.19, 2006, and the session opens Feb....
Case Law Watch
Feb 5 2006 // Jones v. County of Missoula (Montana, Jan. 4, 2006) Ruling: At issue on this appeal was whether the county deprived citizens of their constitutional right to participate in the operation of government by failing to give...
Petition for Class Action Filed against Calif. SCIF
Feb 5 2006 // Chris R. Alcala of Los Angeles has filed a petition for class action against California’s State Fund Compensation Insurance Fund for mispaying for interpreting services. According to the petition, SCIF paid $45...
Emerging Risks
Feb 5 2006 // Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as those tasks are when examining well-known...
Lloyd’s to Sue Aon, Benfield Over Central Fund Policy
Feb 3 2006 // Lloyd’s is on the verge of initiating formal legal proceedings against two of its largest brokers, Aon and Benfield, over the Central Fund reinsurance policy they negotiated with a group of six insurers in 1999. The...
Tort Reform Promises to be Key Issue in Okla. in 2006
Feb 2 2006 // Dr. Elaine Davis, an obstetrician and gynecologist in the rural northwest Oklahoma community of Enid for nearly 40 years, loved practicing medicine. But at age 68, she thought it was time to ease back on her patient load...
