Insurance News from April 16, 2007
National News
Time Runs Out for Investors’ Securities Class Action Against Merck
A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a securities class action lawsuit brought...
International & Reinsurance News
Converium Management Urges Shareholders to Reject SCOR Offer
The management of Swiss-based reinsurer Converium issued a bulletin urging its...
East News
Va. Jury Awards Wife $5.5 Million for Husband’s Asbestos Death
The widow of a former shipyard worker who died from exposure to asbestos while building...
West News
Uncivil Wash. Lawmakers OK Insurance Fair Conduct Act
The debate was quick and anticlimatic in the Senate last week, as lawmakers approved a...
Southeast News
Georgia House Panel OKs Uninsured Motorist Change Despite Warnings
The Georgia House Judiciary Committee gave the green light last week to a measure that...
Texas / South Central News
N.O. Jury may Consider Whether Katrina Claim was Misrepresented
Jurors may consider whether a Slidell couple misrepresented part of their claim,...
Midwest News
St. Louis asks State High Court to Allow Lead Paint Lawsuit
A lawyer for the city of St. Louis on April 12 asked the Missouri Supreme Court to...