Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allianz Joins WTC Lawsuit
Jan 4 2002 // Germany’s Allianz AG has elected to become part of the World Trade Center dispute by joining Swiss Re and Chubb Corp. in seeking to have the destruction of the twin towers declared “one occurrence,”...
Feds Want Farmers’ Lawsuit Thrown Out
Jan 4 2002 // Stating there had not been enough trades on the durum futures market to calculate a price, The Federal Agriculture Department is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by farmers who claim the government unfairly...
Silverstein Files Suit against Travelers
Jan 3 2002 // World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein is pursuing the legal battle regarding property claims resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the twin towers. World Trade Center Properties LLC, an affiliate of...
Silverstein Seeks to Broaden WTC Claims Suit
Jan 2 2002 // Silverstein Properties, the master leaseholder on the destroyed World Trade Center, has opened a new front in its ongoing battle with its insurers to recover for the loss on both of the twin towers by seeking court...
Teamsters Sue Sun Country for Not Continuing Insurance
Jan 1 2002 // The Teamsters Union has filed a federal lawsuit against Sun Country Airlines for not continuing insurance coverage for furloughed workers. According to the Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minn., the union, representing 340...
Allstate Disappointed with EEOC Decision to Sue
Jan 1 2002 // The Allstate Corporation announced in a company release it was displeased with the Equal Opportunity Commission’s decision to file a lawsuit against its Allstate Insurance Company subsidiary, which recently...
EEOC Sues Allstate Over Age Bias
Dec 31 2001 // Allstate Corp. has been hit with a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The suit alleges that the company engaged in age discrimination against its agents. According to a New York Times report,...
Nationwide Settles Trademark Infringement Suit
Dec 28 2001 // Ohio-based Nationwide announced it has settled its federal trademark infringement suit against two Florida insurance companies, Nationwide Insurance Group Inc. and The Nationwide Companies. The suit, filed with the Federal...
Welcome to the 3rd Annual “Top Ten Stories of the Year”
Dec 24 2001 // In what became one of the most significant, traumatic and challenging years in U.S. history, the insurance industry, along with the rest of the nation, has had to come to terms with the terrorist attacks perpetrated...
Masonite Awarded $93 Million in ‘Bad Faith’ Case Against Wausau
Dec 20 2001 // Masonite Corporation, a former subsidiary of International Paper, was awarded $93 million in damages for an insurance dispute relating to the nationwide class action lawsuit, Naef Class v. Masonite, involving Masonite...
Chicago Employees File Lawsuit against Company
Dec 17 2001 // Ten current and former female employees of Chicago-based Combined Insurance Company of America have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit in federal court alleging a pattern or practice of sex harassment and sex...
Balking on Refund Plan for Overcharges, Farmers Says it’s Negotiating
Dec 17 2001 // Farmers Insurance Group, the third-largest auto insurer in Texas, has yet to agree to refund an estimated $8 to $10 million to policyholders it admitted overcharging, stating instead that it is continuing to negotiate a...
NASFA Files Suit against State Farm
Dec 11 2001 // The National Association of State Farm Agents Inc. filed suit recently against State Farm in Federal District Court on behalf of members, claiming breach of contract. The action was taken due to alleged raiding of the...
Holiday Parties Can Lead to Lawsuit Nightmares
Nov 29 2001 // Colorful assertions about what happened at the annual holiday office party may be good banter for the water cooler, but they may also provide fodder for a lawsuit that could bankrupt a company, according to James A. Young,...
Golden Eagle Sues CDI for $260 Million OverPast Grievance
Nov 26 2001 // Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. has filed a $260-million lawsuit against the California Insurance Commissioner for claims administration fees and reinsurance proceeds. The suit is to preserve the Statute of Limitations on a...
CA Supreme Court Reaffirms: 7 Years After Northridge, Insurers Can Be Sued
Nov 26 2001 // The California Supreme Court recently upheld the new law that insurance companies can be sued for their failure to cover damage that their adjusters mistakenly overlooked, even when the legal deadlines for such lawsuits...
Michigan-Based NAPAA Files Lawsuit Against Allstate
Nov 21 2001 // Canton, Mich.-based National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. against Allstate Insurance Co., claiming that the insurer breached its agreement with...
Ohio Director Files Action to Intervene in Class Action Lawsuits
Nov 16 2001 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington filed court actions Nov. 13 to intervene in four class action lawsuits that could cost Ohio insurance residents hundreds of millions of dollars. Covington filed the motions to...
Golden Eagle Sues CDI for $260 Million; CDI Hopes Matter Will Be Resolved
Nov 15 2001 // San Diego-based Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. has sued the California insurance commissioner for $260 million. The suit is in relation to the old Golden Eagle Insurance Co., which was seized in 1997 and sold off to the...
Family of Former Basketball Player Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nov 13 2001 // The family of basketball player Daniel Lawson, Jr., who was killed in the Oklahoma State University plane crash on Jan. 27, 2001, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the plane’s owner and pilot’s estate in...
