Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Another Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Aon
Aug 21 2002 // The New York law firm of Wechsler Harwood Halebian & Feffer announced that it has filed a class action lawsuit in Federal Court in Illinois on behalf of shareholders against Aon Corp., following revelations of...
Nev. Couple Awarded $4M in Medical Malpractice Suit
Aug 19 2002 // A Las Vegas couple will receive $4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit, marking the first significant verdict against a doctor since Nevada lawmakers put into effect tort reform, according to the Associated Press. A...
Texas AG Files Suit Against Farmers
Aug 19 2002 // Texas Governor Rick Perry and Attorney General John Cornyn announced that his office filed suit against Farmers Group Inc., the state’s second largest homeowners insurer, Aug. 5 for allegedly charging unnecessarily...
STATES SUE BANKS IN FRANKEL CASE
Aug 19 2002 // Five Southeastern states that lost $200 million to financier Martin Frankel’s reported insurance schemes filed suit against their banks, arguing those institutions should have been prepared for Frankel’s...
Purchasers File Suit against Aon Corp.
Aug 9 2002 // The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP reported that a class action lawsuit was filed on Aug. 8 on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Aon Corporation between May 4, 1999 and Aug. 6, 2002,...
Five States Sue Banks in Frankel Case
Aug 7 2002 // Five Southeastern states that lost $200 million to financier Martin Frankel’s reported insurance schemes filed suit against their banks, arguing those institutions should have been prepared for Frankel’s...
Pa. Commissioner Sues Pair of Predecessors
Aug 7 2002 // In an unusual move, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner M. Diane Koken has sued two of her predecessors for private-sector work they reportedly did after leaving office for two insurance companies that later failed,...
Judge Dismisses N.D. Crop Lawsuit
Aug 7 2002 // A judge in Fargo, N.D. dismissed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the agency’s cancellation of a type of federal crop insurance for durum wheat last year. According to the Associated Press,...
Farmers Group of Companies Calls Texas Attorney General’s Lawsuit ‘Political Harassment’
Aug 6 2002 // In response to the lawsuit filed Aug. 5 by the Texas Attorney General against Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the company has reviewed the allegations and says they are without merit. The lawsuit was filed by...
SUIT CHARGES MRM WITH SECURITIES LAW VIOLATIONS
Aug 5 2002 // Hamilton, Bermuda-based Mutual Risk Management Ltd. (MRM) joined the ranks of companies facing charges of corporate mismanagement for allegedly providing misinformation that inflated the value of its stock. A pending class...
FARMERS EXCHANGE AND TRUCK EXCHANGE SUE BODY SHOP
Aug 5 2002 // Farmers Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange began serving summons and complaints July 16 upon a Contra Costa County, Calif. body shop and its owners, accusing them of taking part in a large-scale scheme...
Reynolds Urges Insurers to Get Active in Workers’ Comp Litigation Issues
Aug 5 2002 // Calling the medical fee guideline the most important element of the workers’ compensation legislation passed by the 77th Texas Legislature—House Bill 2600—Richard F. (Dick) Reynolds, executive director of the...
AAI Says Senate Hearing Shows Need for Class Action Reform
Aug 2 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers, commenting on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on class action reform July 31, renewed its call for approval of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 (S...
IIABA Calls for Medical Malpractice Reform
Jul 30 2002 // Americans face a new threat to their health care in the form of a medical malpractice litigation crisis that if left unchecked will make quality health care harder to find, Robert A. Rusbuldt, CEO of the Independent...
IIABA Takes Role in Asbestos Litigation Battle
Jul 23 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is ratcheting up its work and grassroots advocacy on the growing asbestos-litigation problem that has insurance companies and business inexorably in the...
Nev. Regulators May Look to Legislative Solution on Defect Litigation Costs
Jul 22 2002 // According to the Alliance of American Insurers, Nevada insurance regulators concerned about the availability of residential contractor’s liability insurance should not look to mandatory pools, but should develop a...
Farmers Exchange Sues Calif. Body Shop
Jul 17 2002 // Farmers Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange began serving summons and complaints July 16 upon a Contra Costa County, Calif. body shop and its owners, accusing them of taking part in a large scale scheme...
Suit Charges MRM with Securities Law Violations
Jul 16 2002 // Hamilton, Bermuda-based Mutual Risk Management Ltd. (MRM) joined the ranks of companies facing charges of corporate mismanagement for allegedly providing misinformation that inflated the value of its stock. A pending class...
How Many Bites at Bad Faith
Jul 8 2002 // On May 23, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas v. Boyte, a case that arose out of an underinsured motorist claim. The Court addressed the issue of whether the common...
How Many Bites at Bad Faith
Jul 8 2002 // On May 23, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas v. Boyte, a case that arose out of an underinsured motorist claim. The Court addressed the issue of whether the common...
