UnitedHealth’s $173M Fine May Be Warning to P/C Insurers July 30, 2014 By Don Jergler A decision by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to fine UnitedHealth Group $173.6 million for violations having to do with...
Judge OKs Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement July 28, 2014 The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation will pay out $420 million to state employers that were overcharged for insurance premiums...
Parents Sue Alaska Heli-Ski Company After Son’s Avalanche Death July 28, 2014 The parents of a 26-year-old snowboarder who died after an Alaska avalanche have filed a federal lawsuit against a heli-skiing...
Oregon Man’s Sues Boy Scouts for $5.3 Million Over Molestation July 25, 2014 A Portland, Ore. man who says he was molested by his Scout leader in the 1970s seeks $5.3 million in...
Jury Awards Families $2.4M in Lawsuit Over Utah Couple’s Kayaking Death July 25, 2014 A jury has faulted state and local agencies in the 2010 deaths of a Utah married couple kayaking in the...
Washington Bank Sued by Women Claiming Sex Discrimination July 24, 2014 Two former employees of the Miles City branch of Stockman Bank in Montana have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual discrimination...
Wisconsin High Court Partially Sides with Railroad in Parade Case July 23, 2014 A Memorial Day parade that led to a traffic jam blocking railroad tracks in a Milwaukee suburb did not amount...
Fired Oregon Police Chief Sues City Over Military Service July 22, 2014 The recently fired police chief of a central Oregon town says he was undone by an ambitious deputy who had...
Insurer Says OK to Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Hawaii Driver July 21, 2014 A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian. The...
Analysis: NFL Concussion Decision Could Change Liability Policies July 16, 2014 By Nicholas Secara Insurance industry professionals and attorneys are closely following the most recent concussion-based litigations as they proceed through state and federal...