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All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
PureSafety Grows Driver Safety Suite to Meet Needs of Fleet Owners, Operators
Jan 7 2004 // Tennessee-based PureSafety announced that the company has expanded its driver safety course library to help meet the comprehensive training & risk management needs of companies operating motor vehicle fleets of any...
Canada’s Med-Mal Insurance May Not Cover Internet Drug Sales
Jan 6 2004 // The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), which provides malpractice insurance to doctors in Canada, is on the verge of announcing it will not cover lawsuits generated by Internet drug sales, even if those suits...
Mass. Bikers Challenge Rate Decision; Seek Return of $100 Million
Dec 31 2003 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance and the Automobile Insurers Bureau are in a legal fight with the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association, which has filed suit in the state’s highest court, claiming the...
Insurers Sue to Stop Halliburton Bankruptcy
Dec 24 2003 // Halliburton Company’s plan to send several of its subsidiaries into bankruptcy as part of a $4.17 billion settlement of all current and future asbestos claims won’t happen if a lawsuit by more than 20 insurance...
Hartford Settles Mac Arthur Asbestos Litigation for $1.15 Billion
Dec 22 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced on Friday that it has agreed to a global settlement of all claims arising out of its historical insurance relationship with Mac Arthur Company and its subsidiary...
Allstate, Encompass Seek $17 Million in N.J. Fraud Lawsuit against Chiropractors, Related Co.’s
Dec 19 2003 // Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company and Encompass Insurance announced that they have filed a multi-million dollar civil complaint, under the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, in the Superior Court of Morris...
Sen. Speier Applauds Lawsuit Against Caliber Collision Center
Dec 10 2003 // State Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo cos.) applauded State Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Fresno County District Attorney Elizabeth Egan for filing a $50 million fraud lawsuit against Caliber Collision...
AIA, PIANJ, IIANJ Applaud N.J. Senate’s Rejection of “Verbal Threshold” Bill
Dec 8 2003 // Following a hearing, at which numerous industry representatives testified (See IJ Web site Dec.5), the New Jersey Senate on Friday, in a 5 to 1 vote, refused to send S-2533, the “verbal threshold” bill to the...
Trio of Insurers File Largest No-Fault Lawsuit in N.Y. History
Dec 4 2003 // The Allstate Insurance Company, Encompass Insurance and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company on Wednesday filed a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) action in the Supreme Court of New York against 74...
Liberty Mutual, MetLife A&H Recoup $2 Million in Fraud Suit against Mass. Lawyers, Medical Clinic
Dec 3 2003 // Score one for the industry! Liberty Mutual Group and MetLife Auto & Home announced settlements of around $2 million – in their favor- in a multi-million dollar insurance fraud suit against attorneys and medical...
Senate Strikes Deal on Class-Action Reform
Dec 1 2003 // Senate lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to restore fairness for both defendants and consumers to the class action system and limit abusive lawsuits, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a statement. Key reforms that...
Utah Workers’ Comp Fund Sues State
Dec 1 2003 // The Utah Workers Compensation Fund has filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah over the ownership of the assets of WCF, in efforts to put to rest the dispute over ownership which stems back to the Fund’s inception...
Chattem Inc. Notes Motion to Intervene in Lawsuit Filed by Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.
Nov 28 2003 // Chattem, Inc., a marketer and manufacturer of branded consumer products, announced that Interstate Fire & Casualty Company (“Interstate”) has filed a motion to intervene as a party plaintiff in the...
PMA Named in Shareholder Suit
Nov 25 2003 // PMA’s financial troubles have not only resulted in ratings downgrades (see previous article), but have also triggered the perhaps inevitable shareholder suit. The law firm of Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt...
E.L.M. Offers Liability ‘Suite’ For Small to Mid-Size Businesses
Nov 21 2003 // Los Angeles-based E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialist in professional liability, targets small to mid-size businesses with its “professional liability suite of products,” which includes liability...
The Precarious Role of the Broker in Litigation
Nov 17 2003 // There is a great deal of discussion about the role of insurance agents and brokers in procuring coverage, receiving or providing notice of claims, and accepting premiums. Typically, these discussions, and the accompanying...
ATRA Names U.S.’s 13 ‘Judicial Hellholes’
Nov 10 2003 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released a report, “Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes 2003,” identifying 13 jurisdictions where it believes the law is consistently applied unfairly. ATRA said...
Senate Failure to End Class Action Reform Debate Disappoints NAMIC
Oct 24 2003 // By a count of 59-39 – one short of the 60 votes necessary – members of the Senate this week blocked efforts to end a filibuster on S. 1751, “The Class Action Fairness Act of 2003.” As written, the...
Alliance Encouraged by Closeness of Vote on Class Action Legislation
Oct 23 2003 // The efforts of the business community, insurers, and concerned citizens are reportedly beginning to show results as evidenced by the close procedural vote that occurred on class action reform legislation Wednesday in the...
Workers Compensation Fund Sues State of Utah
Oct 23 2003 // The Utah Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah over the ownership of the assets of WCF. This dispute has been long standing. WCF believes that the assets of the...
