Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FARMERS EXCHANGE AND TRUCK EXCHANGE SUE BODY SHOP
Aug 5 2002 // Farmers Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange began serving summons and complaints July 16 upon a Contra Costa County, Calif. body shop and its owners, accusing them of taking part in a large-scale scheme...
Reynolds Urges Insurers to Get Active in Workers’ Comp Litigation Issues
Aug 5 2002 // Calling the medical fee guideline the most important element of the workers’ compensation legislation passed by the 77th Texas Legislature—House Bill 2600—Richard F. (Dick) Reynolds, executive director of the...
AAI Says Senate Hearing Shows Need for Class Action Reform
Aug 2 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers, commenting on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on class action reform July 31, renewed its call for approval of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 (S...
IIABA Calls for Medical Malpractice Reform
Jul 30 2002 // Americans face a new threat to their health care in the form of a medical malpractice litigation crisis that if left unchecked will make quality health care harder to find, Robert A. Rusbuldt, CEO of the Independent...
IIABA Takes Role in Asbestos Litigation Battle
Jul 23 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is ratcheting up its work and grassroots advocacy on the growing asbestos-litigation problem that has insurance companies and business inexorably in the...
Nev. Regulators May Look to Legislative Solution on Defect Litigation Costs
Jul 22 2002 // According to the Alliance of American Insurers, Nevada insurance regulators concerned about the availability of residential contractor’s liability insurance should not look to mandatory pools, but should develop a...
Farmers Exchange Sues Calif. Body Shop
Jul 17 2002 // Farmers Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange began serving summons and complaints July 16 upon a Contra Costa County, Calif. body shop and its owners, accusing them of taking part in a large scale scheme...
Suit Charges MRM with Securities Law Violations
Jul 16 2002 // Hamilton, Bermuda-based Mutual Risk Management Ltd. (MRM) joined the ranks of companies facing charges of corporate mismanagement for allegedly providing misinformation that inflated the value of its stock. A pending class...
How Many Bites at Bad Faith
Jul 8 2002 // On May 23, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas v. Boyte, a case that arose out of an underinsured motorist claim. The Court addressed the issue of whether the common...
How Many Bites at Bad Faith
Jul 8 2002 // On May 23, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas v. Boyte, a case that arose out of an underinsured motorist claim. The Court addressed the issue of whether the common...
Penn. Files Suit Against Former Reliance Financier
Jun 28 2002 // Pennsylvania seeks to recover damages from Saul P. Steinberg and other former executives who allegedly are at fault for Reliance Global Holding’s bankruptcy, as well as the failure of its subsidiary, Reliance...
Insurers Look to Wipe Clean Toxic Mold Claims
Jun 24 2002 // For U.S. insurers, reinsurers, and property professionals still reeling from the $32 million a Texas jury awarded Melinda Ballard in her toxic mold lawsuit against Farmers Insurance last year and the $18.5 million a...
Sound Science, Not Lawsuits, Will Solve Mold Dilemma
Jun 24 2002 // Almost daily, media outlets around the country run stories on people getting sick or abandoning their homes because of mold. Schools, fire stations, court houses, private homes – any kind of building is seemingly at...
Protegent Announces AgentAudit Software Suit to help with Compliance
Jun 21 2002 // Protegent, Inc. has announced the first Web-based software suite that provides insurance companies a highly accurate and efficient way to supervise the activities of insurance brokers and reps with regard to regulatory...
Ohio Department weighs In on Premium Payment Lawsuit
Jun 14 2002 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington has filed a court action seeking to persuade a New Mexico court not to impose another state’s insurance laws and increased costs on Ohio insurance consumers. Covington filed the...
Ohio Director Weighs In on Premium Payment Lawsuit
Jun 13 2002 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington filed a court action seeking to persuade a New Mexico court not to impose another state’s insurance laws and increased costs on Ohio insurance consumers. According to the Ohio...
Insurers & Contractors Trying to Nail DownProper Coverage
Jun 10 2002 // If you’re placing coverage for contractors, there are three factors that determine what obstacles you will encounter: location, location, location. The real question is whether it will stay that way or whether...
Fake Stucco Trouble: EIFS Related Claims Constrict CGL Markets
Jun 10 2002 // Mold may be getting all the attention at the moment as a major threat to insurers, at least in Texas and California, but another problem has wreaked havoc for homeowners, carriers, and contractors nationwide for several...
Insurers Look to Wipe Clean Toxic Mold Claims
Jun 10 2002 // For U.S. insurers, reinsurers, and property professionals still reeling from the $32 million a Texas jury awarded Melinda Ballard in her toxic mold lawsuit against Farmers Insurance last year and the $18.5 million a...
CALIF. DMV HIT WITH INSURERS’ LAWSUIT
Jun 10 2002 // California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was hit with a lawsuit May 22 by a number of insurance associations wishing to halt a fee hike that would reportedly double the price for motor vehicle reports. Filed...
