Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Air France, Insurers Sue Continental
Sep 28 2000 // Air France and La Réunion Aérienne (LRA), the consortium of insurers that covered the Concorde, that crashed outside of Paris on July 25th, killing all aboard, have filed suit in a French Commercial Court against...
Arthur Gallagher Sued for “Kickbacks”, Contingent Commissions
Sep 27 2000 // The Village of Orland Hills, Ill., sued Arthur J. Gallagher last week, charging that the broker took “kickbacks” and violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The alleged...
Concorde Crash Lawyers Near Filing Lawsuits in U.S.
Sep 27 2000 // The two German lawyers representing the families of victims of the Concorde air disaster are reportedly close to filing compensation claims in the U.S. While settlement talks with Air France are continuing, the differences...
Unistar Charter to Be Sold;Lawsuit Action Heats Up
Sep 25 2000 // Plans are underway for Unistar Insurance Co.’s charter to be sold to Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Co., a 52-year-old mutual based in Fort Worth for $50,000. Negotiation of the sale began in the weeks...
An Agent’s Nightmare: Who Knew Forwarding Lawsuit Papers Could Get So Sticky
Sep 25 2000 // Insurance agencies mediate between insurance companies and policyholders all the time. One of the most important focal points for this kind of activity has to do with forwarding suit papers. An insured gets sued. He hands...
Mercer Hit With Harassment Suit
Sep 21 2000 // The pair has filed suit against Mercer and its parent, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc, seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. The complaint, filed in Mercer County Superior Court in Trenton, alleges the two...
Massachusetts Sues Four Insurers
Sep 21 2000 // The Boston Globe reported today that Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly has sued four health-insurance companies for denying coverage to college students who were suffering from preexisting medical...
Connecticut Files Class Action Against HMOs
Sep 11 2000 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a federal class-action lawsuit last week against four major health insurers, charging the companies continually put profits over patients. The suit, apparently the...
General American Agrees to $55 Million Settlement with Missouri DOI
Sep 8 2000 // The Missouri Department of Insurance and General American Life Insurance Co. of St. Louis have agreed in principle to an estimated $55 million settlement for policyholders and a $120,000 fine for alleged deceptive sales...
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against the Chubb Corp.
Sep 1 2000 // The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershard Hynes and Lerach announced that a class action lawsuit was filed on August 31, 2000 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of purchasers of The...
David Copperfield Sues Fireman’s Fund
Aug 29 2000 // Magician David Copperfield filed a lawsuit against Fireman’s Fund Insurance on August 25 alleging that the insurer improperly denied a claim he filed seeking reimbursement of the $506,343 he spent to get equipment...
General American Settles Lawsuit For $55 Million
Aug 25 2000 // General American Life Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company deceived life insurance policyholders. If approved by a federal judge, the money would go to 251,000...
New Jersey Banking, Insurance Commissioner Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit
Aug 23 2000 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Karen L. Suter authorized the filing of court papers today seeking to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the $50 million assessment on the state’s HMOs to pay for a portion of...
PADRES SUE LLOYD’S
Aug 21 2000 // The San Diego Padres filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Lloyd’s of London for the insurance consortium’s alleged refusal to pay on a policy the baseball club took out on the contract of pitcher...
FRONTIER SUED IN NY
Aug 21 2000 // A class action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all individuals who purchased Frontier Insurance Group Inc. securities during the Class Period between Aug. 5,...
Allstate Files Suit Against New Jersey Fraud Ring
Aug 16 2000 // Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company filed its second lawsuit Tuesday in the ongoing investigation of a major staged automobile accident insurance fraud ring in Camden County, New Jersey. One hundred seventy-five...
It’s a Dog’s Life… And an Agent’s Lot
Aug 14 2000 // What is the most authoritative source of truthful information in the whole universe? No question about it. It’s Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine. You know. The magazine found in the seat pocket right in...
Class Action Filed in New York Against Frontier
Aug 7 2000 // A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all individuals who purchased Frontier Insurance Group Inc. securities during the Class Period, between August...
San Diego Padres Sue Lloyd’s of London
Aug 3 2000 // The San Diego Padres filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Lloyd’s of London for the insurance consortium’s alleged refusal to pay on a policy the ball club took out on the contract of pitcher Randy...
Echostar Launches Lawsuit Against Insurance Companies; Alleges Conspiracy to Deny Coverage
Aug 3 2000 // EchoStar Communications Corp. can’t find satellite insurance. And the Littleton-based company doesn’t think it’s purely a coincidence. EchoStar filed suit in U.S. District Court in Denver Monday, claiming...
