Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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Feb 25 2007 // New Orleans couple drops suit against Allstate over Katrina damage The first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate...
Corporate governance, capital drive D&O liability prices down
Feb 25 2007 // Changing corporate governance practices and excess capital in the insurance market have made directors’ and officers’ liability premiums drop in recent years, and rate level erosion in almost every line of...
Case Law Watch
Feb 25 2007 // Attorneys Fees State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lestenkof (Alaska, Sept. 29, 2006) Ruling: In this case, the court considered whether an auto insurer must pay unlimited (Alaska Civil Rule 82) attorney’s...
Ariz. lawmakers move to raise burden of proof on ER suits
Feb 25 2007 // The Arizona Senate has narrowly approved a medical malpractice bill to raise the bar on the legal burden of proof required for malpractice lawsuits involving emergency medical care. The Senate approved the bill 16-12,...
A new direction for directors and officers coverage
Feb 25 2007 // Even though they may not be compelled by law to buy locally admitted D&O insurance, many companies may find that the global solution they’ve purchased for years is no longer satisfactory. A company that acquires...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Institute Offers Case Law Seminar
Feb 24 2007 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has scheduled a one-day case law seminar for April 23 in Long Beach, Calif., and April 25 in San Francisco. The program will examine recent workers’ compensation...
Buffalo Bills’ McGee Sues Financial Adviser
Feb 23 2007 // Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee thought he was set for life when the signed a contract extension that included a $5 million bonus. Some 16 months later, McGee’s financial picture doesn’t look so secure:...
Chubb Pays to Settle Ind. Lawsuit Against Charitable Foundation Board
Feb 23 2007 // The state has agreed to accept $175,000 from an insurance company to settle a lawsuit against a charitable organization accused of misspending money. Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announced this week that the state...
Malpractice Suit by Former Pats’ Coach Ends in Mistrial
Feb 22 2007 // A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’ medical malpractice lawsuit after a juror collapsed and several doctors — including the two defendants — rushed to his aid. The juror, an...
Building Materials Firm Sued Over Australian Asbestos Compensation Plan
Feb 22 2007 // Australia’s corporate regulator has launched a civil suit against building materials giant James Hardie Industries NV for allegedly misleading investors about the cost of compensating victims of its asbestos...
Ind. Teachers Sue Association Consultant, Metlife
Feb 21 2007 // Several northwestern Indiana teachers have sued Metlife and a consultant to the Indiana State Teachers Association, accusing the defendants of rigging retirement options to favor the financial services company. The lawsuit...
Lawyer: La. Citizens Nearing Mass Settlement of Hurricane Suits
Feb 21 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurer is nearing a mass settlement with policyholders that would be the first deal of its kind in the state since hurricanes Katrina and Rita spawned thousands of lawsuits, an attorney for the...
Federal Class Action Filings Plummet But Settlement Amounts Rise
Feb 21 2007 // Despite a surge in lawsuits alleging options backdating, shareholder class action filings were down dramatically in 2006, even as settlements of existing cases soared past last year’s record levels, according to a...
Calif. Judge Rules Against Auto Insurers in Lawsuit over ZIP Codes
Feb 18 2007 // Siding with consumer groups and state regulators, a state judge on Feb. 15 threw out a lawsuit that challenged rules requiring auto insurers to base their rates primarily on drivers’ records instead of where they...
New Orleans Couple Drops Suit Against Allstate over Katrina Damage
Feb 16 2007 // The first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate Indemnity Co. dropped their lawsuit amid allegations they...
Chicago Developer Sues Hilton over Delayed Hotel Project
Feb 14 2007 // A Chicago development group is suing heiress Nicky Hilton for breach of contract over a delayed hotel renovation project just south of the city’s downtown. In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, Robert Falor...
R.I. Lead Paint Court Case Remains in Legal Limbo
Feb 13 2007 // It’s been a year since Rhode Island won a precedent-setting court victory against three former lead paint manufacturers, but the case has been in legal limbo since then as the companies have challenged the verdict...
1st Federal Katrina Insurance Trial Under Way in La.
Feb 13 2007 // The first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina began Feb. 12 with the jury selection and opening statements. In...
International Insurance Brokers Sues Team Bank, Mystic Capital
Feb 13 2007 // International Insurance Brokers Ltd., headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., announced it has filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma against TeamBank N.A., Team Financial Inc. and...
Judge refuses to dismiss Feds, Corps from La. flood suit
Feb 12 2007 // Residents of the three areas in or near New Orleans that were flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during...
