Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
L.A. Agent Files Counter-Suit Against 21st Century Insurance
Jun 23 2003 // A Los Angeles insurance agent has filed a counter-claim against 21st Century Insurance Group (formerly known as 20th Century Insurance) over the use of the name “21st Century Insurance” in Los Angeles County....
State Fund Wins Major Workers’ Compensation Class Action Suit
Jun 23 2003 // State Compensation Insurance Fund has won a final decision in the largest and longest-running class action lawsuit in the 89-year history of California’s workers’ compensation system. San Francisco Superior...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Must the Insurer Appeal’
Jun 23 2003 // A while back I was discussing with a colleague whether a carrier has a duty to prosecute an appeal on behalf of its insured. My initial thought was that upon the resolution of the underlying matter by a trial verdict and...
Allstate NJ, Encompass Lawsuit Seeks $22 Million in Fraud Damages from North Jersey MDs
Jun 19 2003 // Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Encompass Insurance, announced the filing of civil actions under the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, in the Superior Court of New Jersey (Morris County),...
CSAA Selects Iteration’s Real-Time Reporting Suite
Jun 18 2003 // Iteration Software announced that the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) has chosen the Iteration Real-time Reporting Suite(TM) as the standard information delivery solution for the CSAA Claims...
AAI Lauds U.S. House Passage of “Class Action Fairness Act”
Jun 13 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) is commending the House of Representatives for approving the “Class Action Fairness Act” (H.R. 1115). The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a similar bill (S. 274)...
Texas Medical Malpractice Reform Legislation Signed Into Law
Jun 13 2003 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed into law reform legislation designed ease the medical malpractice crisis and ensure that all Texans have access to quality, affordable health care. The measure, House Bill 4, includes a...
Survey Reports Malpractice Lawsuits Threaten Healthcare on Long Island
Jun 12 2003 // Pennsylvania isn’t the only state having problems with medical malpractice claims. According to the results of a new survey of Long Island physicians, conducted by The New York Medical Staff Leadership Council,...
Garamendi Responds to Trade Assoc.’s Lawsuit on Homeowners Advisory Notice
Jun 9 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi released the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed June 4 by the Personal Insurance Federation of California; the Association of California Insurance...
State Fund Takes Legal Action Against Garamendi, CDI
Jun 9 2003 // California’s workers’ comp market reached yet another boiling point recently when the State Compensation Insurance Fund filed suit against Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the Department of Insurance...
PIFC, ACIC, AIA File Lawsuit Challenging CDI’s Homeowners’ Advisory Notice
Jun 5 2003 // Three insurance trade associations filed a lawsuit June 4 in Sacramento Superior Court challenging the legality of an “Advisory Notice” issued by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) on April 24, 2003...
State Fund Comments on Lawsuit vs. Calif. Commissioner
May 30 2003 // The State Compensation Insurance Fund released a statement regarding the lawsuit filed May 28 against California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI). The suit, according...
State Fund Files Suit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 29 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
NAMIC Comments on Asbestos Litigation Legislation
May 28 2003 // Late last week, Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced legislation to reform asbestos litigation. The “Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (‘FAIR’) Act of 2003” (S. 1125) is intended to create a...
State Fund Files Lawsuit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 28 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
Asbestos Litigation Reform Bill Introduced
May 27 2003 // Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced asbestos litigation reform legislation last week that is reportedly intended to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily...
The Hartford Launches Agent Suite of Transactions Using XDTI
May 21 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has introduced a suite of transactions for independent agents who use XDimensional Technologies’ (XDTI) Nexsure agency management system, further increasing agents’ ease of...
Wash. Woman Files Bad Faith Lawsuit Against Farmers Ins.
May 16 2003 // A Redmond, Wash. woman filed a bad faith lawsuit against Farmers Insurance Company of Washington (Farmers) accusing the company of systematically using a computer program called “Colossus” to provide an...
