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Fear of the Unknown-The Mold Issue Raises More Questions Than Answers
Sep 10 2001 // Editor’s Note: This is the second installation of a two-part series dealing with the rising issue of toxic mold claims. See IJ, Aug. 27, 2001, for Part I. Part II Determining causation A major aspect of the ongoing...
Unpaid Winners Sue Conn. Insurer for Default
Sep 6 2001 // According to an article distributed by the Associated Press, no fewer than five lawsuits have been brought against Conn.-based insurer Golf Marketing, for failing to pay off the winners in a number of promotional...
Courts Continue to Reject Diminished Value Concept in Class Actions
Sep 5 2001 // In spite of an ongoing influx of litigation, U.S. courts continue to reject class-action lawsuits involving diminished value, a concept referring to the difference between the value of a vehicle before and after it was...
INSpire Reaches Settlement of Suit Against Motors Insurance and GMAC
Sep 4 2001 // INSpire Insurance Solutions, a provider of property and casualty outsourcing and software services, announced that that it has reached settlement in its suit against Motors Insurance Corporation (MIC) and General Motors...
OneBeacon Settles Stephen King Lawsuit
Aug 31 2001 // In a novel claim settlement OneBeacon Insurance Co. agreed to donate $750,000 to the hospital that cared for famed author Stephen King after he was severely injured by a van while walking along a road near his vacation...
Fear of the Unknown: The Mold Issue Raises More Questions Than Answers, Part I
Aug 27 2001 // Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series dealing with the rising issue of toxic mold claims. These days, an Internet news search on the word “mold” will bring up numerous articles testifying...
Asbestos Claims: ‘The Shroud’ Over the Industry
Aug 27 2001 // Jim Hickey, the founder of the Environmental Insurance Agency in Portland, described environmental claims in general and asbestos claims in particular as “the shroud over the industry,” or harbingers of...
Nationwide Files Federal Suit to Stop Trademark Infringement
Aug 22 2001 // To protect its name and trademark, Nationwide, an international insurance and financial services leader, filed a federal trademark infringement suit against Florida-based Nationwide Insurance Group Inc. and The Nationwide...
Asbestos: Over 500,000 Claimants and $21 Billion and Counting
Aug 20 2001 // The RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) began analyzing asbestos litigation in the early 1980s in a study that was the first to examine the costs and compensation paid for asbestos personal injury claims. Other reports...
Insurer Files Cell Phone Coverage Lawsuits
Aug 20 2001 // According to Mealy Publications, a trio of insurance coverage lawsuits related to cell phone personal injury litigation have been filed in recent weeks. Zurich-American Insurance Co. on July 23 filed actions in New York...
Coverages for Contractor’s Work In Doubt
Aug 20 2001 // The typical CGL policy provides coverage for damage resulting from an “occurrence,” but includes a number of exclusions which limit coverage for an insured’s own work. Exceptions are provided, however,...
Asbestos Claims: ‘The Shroud Over the Industry’
Aug 20 2001 // Jim Hickey, the founder of the Environmental Insurance Agency in Portland, described environmental claims in general and asbestos claims in particular as “the shroud over the industry,” or harbingers of...
Workers’ Compensation Lawsuit Given Class Action Status
Aug 20 2001 // Houston-based U.S. District Judge David Hittner issued a ruling Aug. 8 conferring class action status on a lawsuit involving claims of overcharging for workers’ compensation coverage by Reliance National Indemnity...
Gunmakers Can’t Be Sued for Criminal Acts of Gun Buyers
Aug 9 2001 // Victims cannot sue gunmakers when criminals use their products illegally, the California Supreme Court ruled Aug. 6. According to AP Online, the 5-1 decision, which rejects a suit based on the 1993 massacre of eight people...
Agents and Coverage Opinions
Aug 6 2001 // Insurance intermediaries—agents, brokers, and the like—do all sorts of things for their customers and clients. They help them select coverages. They help select insurers. They shop for price. They prepare applications....
Court Affirms Noninsured Can’t Sue Insurer for Alleged Negligence to Policyholder
Aug 3 2001 // The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a ruling that a person not covered by an insurance policy cannot sue the insurer for alleged negligence for delaying payment to the person who is insured. The ruling in Adelman...
Bridgestone/Firestone Settles Almost 40% of Personal Injury Suits
Jul 25 2001 // Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has reportedly settled approximately 40 percent of personal-injury lawsuits filed against the company over its recalled Wilderness AT and ATX tires. According to an AP article,...
Horace Mann Finalizes Settlement in Insurance Lawsuit
Jul 20 2001 // Illinois-based Horace Mann has submitted a settlement deal to the court regarding a class action suit, which was levied against the company from customers who purchased a variety of disability policies. The parties...
Court Decides for DCM in Lawsuit over Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Jul 20 2001 // The California Superior Court in Santa Ana entered judgment on March 12, 2001, in favor of Direct Contact Marketing (DCM), exonerating its CEO, Darren Clevenger, and its sales manager, Dion Gutierrez, of allegations in a...
Horace Mann Finalizes Settlement in Insurance Lawsuit
Jul 18 2001 // Illinois-based Horace Mann has submitted a settlement deal to the court regarding a class action suit that was levied against the company from customers who purchased a variety of disability policies. The parties involved...
