Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
High Court Says ERISA Preempts State Lawsuits
Jun 22 2004 // In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that patients cannot sue their health maintenance organization under state law for refusing to pay for medical treatment recommended under a doctor’s...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Employers
Jun 22 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Commissioner Files Lawsuit Against Fremont General
Jun 21 2004 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi filed a lawsuit against Fremont General Corp., a financial services holding company, for alleged misuse of net operating loss deductions belonging to one of its discontinued...
Ohio Moves to Stem Flow of Asbestos, Silica Dust Litigation
Jun 21 2004 // Spurred by a struggling local manufacturing sector which blamed its hard times partly on bankruptcies due to asbestos litigation, Ohio became the first state in the country to place strict limits on plaintiffs’...
OKLA. GOV. SIGNS TORT REFORM BILL:
Jun 21 2004 // After urging its passage, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law on May 28, 2004, House Bill 2661, a measure that proponents dubbed “a comprehensive tort reform bill.” In addition to Gov. Henry, the bill...
OKLAHOMA BRIDGE SUIT SETTLED:
Jun 21 2004 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said the state has settled its lawsuit connected with the Webbers Falls Arkansas River bridge collapse. The settlement calls for the defendants to pay the state $4.5 million. Nearly...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 21 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 21 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “All the plaintiff attorneys have to do is contact any insurance agent within a 10 mile radius. We all have horror stories where company A and B score the same client and the scores...
Changes in Billing Imminent for Colorado Policyholders
Jun 21 2004 // The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), responding to a recent state Supreme Court ruling, is expected to issue an emergency regulation requiring insurance companies to change the way that they bill for uninsured and...
One in Four Private Companies Sued by Employees, Chubb Survey Finds
Jun 21 2004 // One in four privately held companies has been sued by an employee or former employee in the past few years, according to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Executives at as many as half the firms...
Crop Insurers Sue USDA Over Subsidy Amount
Jun 16 2004 // A coalition of insurance companies is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming the government has shortchanged them millions of dollars in the Federal Crop Insurance Program new Standard Reinsurance Agreement, or...
Association Files Countersignature Suit in Puerto Rico
Jun 15 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) has filed suit against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico challenging a statute that precludes non-resident insurance brokers from conducting business in Puerto Rico...
The Intersection of Privacy Legislation and Insurance Related Litigation
Jun 14 2004 // Privacy legislation has affected almost all consumers of goods and services in the United States. Most notably, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) passed by the federal government in November of 1999 sets forth a complex...
Castek Notes Deal with Global Info Tech to Provide Services for Insure3 Suite of Products in China
Jun 9 2004 // Castek Inc. announced a business partnership with Global InfoTech Co. Ltd. to provide localization and implementation services for the Insure3 Suite of P/C insurance business applications in China. “Castek is...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit for More Than $250,000 Against Eight State Employers
Jun 9 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against eight state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “All the plaintiff attorneys have to do is contact any insurance agent within a 10 mile radius. We all have horror stories where company A and B score the same client and the scores...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “All the plaintiff attorneys have to do is contact any insurance agent within a 10 mile radius. We all have horror stories where company A and B score the same client and the scores...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
