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Lockton Hong Kong Launches ‘After-Event’ Insurance Product
Jun 26 2009 // Lockton Companies (Hong Kong) Ltd. announced the launch of the first “After-the-Event Insurance product (ATE) in Hong Kong.” Lockton HK is working in partnership with UK broker TheJudge, a long established...
Neighbors Sue over Natural Gas Blast in Massachusetts
Jun 24 2009 // Residents of a Scituate, Massachusetts neighborhood rocked by a natural gas explosion last year have sued Bay State Gas Co. and the estate of the man who investigators said deliberately caused the blast. David Kupris was...
SEC Rejects Madoff Customer Damage Claim for $1.7 Million; Lawsuit Likely
Jun 24 2009 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected an attempt by a Bernard Madoff customer to get the agency to pay $1.7 million she lost in the fraud, setting the stage for a federal lawsuit, the investor’s...
Reinsurer IPC Taking Bids From Suitors; Opposes Validus Bid
Jun 23 2009 // Reinsurance company IPC Holdings Ltd said Tuesday it has held talks with suitor Validus Holdings Ltd but it has also solicited takeover interest from other companies. IPC, which has launched a search for a new chief...
Wife of New Jersey Musician Killed in Airline Crash Sues
Jun 22 2009 // The family of a jazz guitarist from New Jersey who was killed in the crash of a commuter plane near Buffalo, N.Y., in February has sued Continental Airlines and the flight’s operator. The lawsuit was filed Monday in...
Chinese Drywall: Builders, Subcontractors, Home Owners Facing Potentially Massive Uninsured Losses
Jun 15 2009 // Policy Exclusions Favor Insurers But Builders Can Be Protected General liability carriers specializing in contractor insurance for builders and drywall subcontractors are “sweating it out” over the potentially...
Texas, Oklahoma AGs Sue BP
Jun 15 2009 // In separate court actions, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson have charged BP Products North America Inc. with pollution violations (Texas) and manipulating the price of propane...
Chinese Drywall: Builders, Subs Face Huge Uninsured Losses
Jun 15 2009 // Policy Exclusions Are a Problem, But Builders Can Be Protected There is a lot at stake for all parties because the damages on a per house basis are likely to be astronomical. General liability carriers specializing in...
Insurance in Times of Financial Crisis
Jun 15 2009 // Legal Issues To Be Aware Of With EPL, D&O and Fiduciary Liability Insurance The current financial crisis affects almost every aspect of our business life — that includes insurance. Businesses need to be wise...
Chinese Drywall: Builders, Subs Face Huge Uninsured Losses
Jun 15 2009 // Policy Exclusions Are a Problem, But Builders Can Be Protected General liability carriers specializing in contractor insurance for builders and drywall subcontractors (subs) are “sweating it out” over the...
Contractor’s General Liability Coverage Limitations – A Road Filled with Landmines
Jun 15 2009 // Gencon, a general contractor, was nearly finished constructing a five-story apartment building when an employee accidentally damaged a sprinkler head causing a leak. Gencon made an emergency call to the plumbing store next...
Poultry Companies Balk at Oklahoma AG’s Settlement in Lawsuit
Jun 11 2009 // A now-defunct poultry company got a better deal in settling an environmental lawsuit with the state because it was first to negotiate an agreement, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has suggested. But one poultry...
Illinois Sues Village Accused of Using Tainted Water
Jun 11 2009 // The state of Illinois has filed a lawsuit against a Chicago suburb for allegedly drawing drinking water from a contaminated well for decades, then lying about it to residents and environmental authorities. The 58-page...
Steiff Worker Files $80M Sexual Harassment Suit
Jun 10 2009 // A marketing executive for the German toy maker Steiff filed an $80 million lawsuit Monday accusing the company’s CEO of raping her in a car during a yearslong campaign of unwelcome advances. Jane Collins’...
Woman Wins Suit Against Virginia Assisted Living Home
Jun 8 2009 // A jury has awarded $750,000 in damages against an assisted living facility in Newport News, Virginia where a former staffer is accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled resident. Last week’s verdict came in...
Michigan Suit Challenging AIG Bailout on Religious Grounds Proceeds
Jun 4 2009 // A Michigan man who is challenging the government’s bailout of American International Group has won an early legal victory. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff recently refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed in December...
Massachusetts Settles Bid-Rigging Suit against Great American Insurance
Jun 1 2009 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says her office has settled a bid-rigging lawsuit lodged against Ohio-based Great American Insurance Co. The suit resolves allegations the insurer submitted a fake and...
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Employees Sue Over Investment Losses
Jun 1 2009 // Dozens of insurance company employees and retirees are suing after they lost as much as $30 million on advice they claim came from financial advisers hired by their employer. Their lawsuit against Fireman’s Fund...
IPC Notes Court’s Dismissal of Validus Scheme of Arrangement Lawsuit
Jun 1 2009 // Bermuda-based IPC Holdings, the prize sought by both Max Capital and Validus Holdings, registered satisfaction at the action of the Supreme Court of Bermuda in dismissing Validus’ proposed scheme of arrangement...
Former Owner of Tannery Being Sued Admits Chromium 6 Was Used
May 27 2009 // The former owner of a St. Joseph, Mo., tannery that is being sued over health concerns acknowledged that the plant used a cancer-causing chemical, but he said the tanning process posed no danger to the public. The former...
