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Settlement proposed in class action against ChoicePoint
Jan 1 2006 // Insurance agents and agencies who provided personal information regarding potential or actual insureds to ChoicePoint Services Inc. between Jan. 1 1997, and Aug. 9, 2005, may be entitled to money and benefits as a result...
California residential construction efforts reduce risk of defect litigation
Jan 1 2006 // Builders and trade contractors vie to bring carriers back to the Golden State. During the past few years, builders and trade contractors in California have endured triple-digit rate increases and an exodus of insurance...
Editor’s Note
Jan 1 2006 // Making those New Year’s resolutions … We all know that the New Year provides a great opportunity to commit to making a list of positive changes in our lives. Is it possible that judges in state court...
Michgan commissioner extends time for motorists to sue
Jan 1 2006 // Michigan’s Insurance Commissioner Linda Watters is prohibiting auto insurers from setting limits on the amount of time people can sue. Watters, who heads the Office of Financial and Insurance Services, recently...
By Don Neff
Jan 1 2006 // The construction-defect wave of the past decade has demonstrated that a comprehensive litigation risk management program must address a project’s needs at pre-construction, during construction and at...
Hurricane Katrina Leveled Pascagoula, Miss., Home of U.S. Sen. Trent Lott; He’s Suing State Farm for Damages
Jan 1 2006 // U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., is suing his insurance company over damages to his beachfront Pascagoula home, which was leveled by Hurricane Katrina. The law office of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, Lott’s...
State Sen. Says Okla.’s Slow Growth Shows Need for Lawsuit Reform
Dec 27 2005 // Oklahoma Senate Republican Leader Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, is calling for lawsuit and tax reform, as well as more workers’ compensation reform, to help jumpstart economic growth in the state. Coffee noted that...
Maine Health Insurers File Second Suit to Block Dirigo Fees
Dec 23 2005 // A dispute between the health insurance industry and Maine’s Dirigo Health program continues to escalate, as a trade group representing four large health insurers files a second lawsuit against the 2-year-old...
Michigan Commissioner Extends Time for Motorists to Sue
Dec 22 2005 // Michigan’s Insurance Commissioner Linda Watters is prohibiting auto insurers from setting limits on the amount of time people can sue for benefits. Watters, who heads the Office of Financial and Insurance Services,...
Ho-Ho-Ho: Liability Waiver Promises to Shield Americans from Santa’s Fat Suits
Dec 22 2005 // With Christmas quickly approaching, millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate time-honored traditions including caroling, tree-trimming, and leaving cookies and milk out for Santa. But in today’s era of...
Nevada Court Cancels Big Construction Defect Award
Dec 20 2005 // A multimillion-dollar construction defects award was erased Thursday by a unanimous Nevada Supreme Court decision that held the case had been improperly given class-action status by a lower court judge. The high court...
Supreme Court Sides With Virginia Landlord in Toxic Mold Lawsuit
Dec 19 2005 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Virginia renters who claimed they were sickened by toxic mold in their apartment, in a decision that clarifies where personal injury cases should be heard. The issue is significant in...
Settlement Proposed in Insurance Agent Class Action Against ChoicePoint
Dec 18 2005 // Insurance agents and agencies who provided personal information regarding potential or actual insureds to ChoicePoint Services Inc. between Jan. 1 1997, and Aug. 9, 2005, may be entitled to money and other benefits as a...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // Massachusetts Auto Producer Reassignments Delayed: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked that a plan for reassignment of auto insurance producers doing business with the state’s residual...
Supreme Court Sides With Virginia Landlord in Toxic Mold Lawsuit
Dec 18 2005 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Virginia renters who claimed they were sickened by toxic mold in their apartment, in a decision that clarifies where personal injury cases should be heard. The issue is significant in...
Sen. Lott Suing State Farm for Hurricane Katrina Damages to His Pascagoula, Miss. Home
Dec 16 2005 // U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is suing his insurance company over his beachfront Pascagoula home, which was leveled by Hurricane Katrina. The law office of Lott’s brother-in-law, high-profile plaintiff’s Richard...
Lloyd’s Dropped from R.I. Nightclub Suit
Dec 12 2005 // A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered Lloyd’s of London dropped from a civil lawsuit filed by victims of the 2003 fire at the Station nightclub. Finding that the insurance policy issued to nightclub owner...
Ky. Governor’s Agenda Targets Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Dec 8 2005 // Reducing medical malpractice lawsuits, reducing soaring health care costs and helping small businesses cope with the increased cost of employee insurance are targets on Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s 2006 legislative...
Pa. Senate Votes to Revive ‘Fair Share’ Lawsuit Reform Act
Dec 7 2005 // The Pennsylvania state Senate has voted to restore the “Fair Share Act” lawsuit reform in a 32-18 vote. State Sen. Jake Corman (R-34), the bill’s author, said that Senate Bill 435 brings Pennsylvania in...
Catholic Church in Pa. Fights Change to Allow New Sex Abuse Suits
Dec 6 2005 // Roman Catholic Church officials in Pennsylvania say a proposal that would allow sexual-abuse victims from decades ago to file lawsuits could lead to financial ruin for dioceses across the state. Some Harrisburg lawmakers...
