Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Seaplane Crash Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Chalk’s Airline Insurance Proceeds
Jan 4 2006 // A lawsuit asking a Miami-Dade Circuit Court to make sure victims of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways crash receive their share of the company’s insurance money was filed on Tuesday by relatives of a woman and her infant...
Gemstar Sues Insurer for Allegedly Failing to Cover Court Judgments
Jan 3 2006 // Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. has sued an insurer, seeking to recover $50 million (euro42.3 million) in liability coverage the media and technology company claims it is due to help cover judgments stemming from...
Milwaukee Bank Sues Marsh to Recover Contingency Fees
Jan 3 2006 // Milwaukee-based Marshall & IIsley Corp., a banking and financial services company, is suing Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., electing to participate in the $850 million settlement of bid-rigging and antitrust...
Risk management strategies before, during and after construction
Jan 2 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 damage
Jan 2 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...
California residential construction efforts reduce risk of defect litigation
Jan 2 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...
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...
