Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “All the plaintiff attorneys have to do is contact any insurance agent within a 10 mile radius. We all have horror stories where company A and B score the same client and the scores...
CDI DISMISSES STATE FUND LAWSUIT:
Jun 7 2004 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) said it dismissed the lawsuit against State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) May 18. The suit was originally filed because SCIF allegedly refused to allow the...
COLORADO POLICYHOLDERS SEEK LAWSUIT OVER AUTO INSURANCE PREMIUMS:
Jun 7 2004 // In a class-action suit, a group of Colorado drivers claim that they have overpaid auto insurance premiums over the past 25 years and that they should be reimbursed for the overcharges. The 2003 suit was filed in Boulder...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “All the plaintiff attorneys have to do is contact any insurance agent within a 10 mile radius. We all have horror stories where company A and B score the same client and the scores...
Supreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
Jun 7 2004 // National • April 28, 2004 “What I don’t understand is why there is a problem with a perfectly good plan to have persons more likely to have accidents pay their fair share of the risk. I don’t believe...
Asbestos and Silica Liability Bills Pass Ohio Legislature
May 26 2004 // Legislation limiting asbestos and silica lawsuits passed the full House this week and now moves to Gov. Bob Taft’s desk for his signature. House Bill 292 and HB 342 would make Ohio the first state to adopt medical...
Chubb Survey: One in Four Private Companies Sued by Employees, Former Employees
May 25 2004 // One in four privately held companies has been sued by an employee or former employee in the past few years, according to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (www.chubb.com). Executives at as many...
Settlement Finalized in I-40 Bridge Suit
May 24 2004 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said the state has settled its lawsuit in the Webbers Falls Arkansas River bridge collapse. The settlement calls for the defendants to pay the state $4.5 million. The attorney...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Pair of Companies
May 21 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
W. Va. A.G. Settles Lawsuit Against Dey Inc.
May 20 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced a settlement of drug pricing litigation against Dey Inc., a manufacturer of prescription drugs. Dey Inc. a unit of Merck KGAA of Germany, agreed to pay three state...
CDI Dismisses State Fund Lawsuit
May 18 2004 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) said it dismissed the lawsuit against State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) May 18. The suit was originally filed because SCIF allegedly refused to allow the...
Colorado Policyholders Seek Lawsuit over Auto Insurance Premiums
May 17 2004 // A group of Colorado motorists claim they have overpaid auto insurance premiums for the past 25 years and should be reimbursed. Insurance representatives claim if the proposed class-action lawsuit is successful, it could...
INSURER SUES BOSTON CHURCH:
May 17 2004 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., accused by the Archdiocese of Boston of failing to cover payments to priest abuse victims, has filed a counter suit, claiming it should not have to cover damages from crimes. The Kemper...
OCTOBER WILDFIRE SURVIVORS FILE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANIES:
May 17 2004 // A class-action lawsuit was filed on May 5 against four major insurance companies who write homeowner’s insurance in California. The lawsuit filed against State Farm, Allstate, Farmers and Safeco alleges that the...
Insurers Face Class Action Over Isabel Claims
May 12 2004 // Today a class action lawsuit against various insurance companies was filed in United States District Court, Baltimore, Maryland alleging that the insurance companies failed to deliver the promised benefits to thousands of...
October Wildfire Survivors File Class Action Suit Against Insurance Companies
May 5 2004 // A class-action lawsuit was filed on May 5 against four major insurance companies who write homeowner’s insurance in California. The lawsuit filed against State Farm, Allstate, Farmers and Safeco, alleges that the...
PCI Comments on Allstate Class Action Verdict
May 4 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has issued a comment on the verdict handed down by an Illinois jury in a class action case, which concluded that Allstate Insurance Co. does not have to pay over $300...
CDI Files Lawsuit Against State Fund
May 3 2004 // West News • April 7 “Our insurance commissioner is doing what he did when he was first in the—campaigning to keep his name in the public eye so he can run for governor! I think that all of this posturing over the...
