Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Texas Becomes a Direct Action State’
May 3 2004 // Got your attention, didn’t I? One of those things every Texas insurance professional knows is that Texas is not a direct action state—simply put, an injured third party cannot sue the tortfeasor’s insurance...
Slave Trade Suit Targets Lloyd’s, U.S. Companies
May 3 2004 // International News • March 30 “These parties obviously want to bring a reparations test case. I think the courts will continue to resist cases in which principals are deceased. All of our descendants were abused by...
Slave Trade Suit Targets Lloyd’s, U.S. Companies
May 3 2004 // International News • March 30 “These parties obviously want to bring a reparations test case. I think the courts will continue to resist cases in which principals are deceased. All of our descendants were abused by...
CIAB PROCEEDS TO DISMISS W. VA. LAWSUIT AFTER STATE’S DECISION:
May 3 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) reported it would dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s counter-signature requirements for out-of-state insurance brokers because the state has...
GOP INTRODUCES ASBESTOS LITIGATION REFORM IN U.S. SENATE:
May 3 2004 // Asbestos litigation reform legislation introduced recently by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) represents a significant step forward in the...
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...
Best Offers Its Suite of Reinsurance Information for P/C and Life/Health Insurers on CD-ROM and Online
May 3 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced the availability of “Best’s Statement File Supplement for Schedule F and Schedule S” on a single CD-ROM that contains both databases. “These databases include reinsurance...
Allstate Wins Class Action Suit on Diminished Value
May 3 2004 // After a three-week trial, a St. Clair County, Ill. Circuit Court jury returned a complete defense verdict last Thursday, April 29 for Allstate Insurance Company in a 30-state class action involving diminished value claims...
Slave Trade Suit Targets Lloyd’s, U.S. Companies
May 3 2004 // International News • March 30 “These parties obviously want to bring a reparations test case. I think the courts will continue to resist cases in which principals are deceased. All of our descendants were abused by...
