Attorney Behind $43M Award for Ohio Agent Against Nationwide Insurance to File Class Action January 3, 2013 By Young Ha An Ohio law firm that represented a former Nationwide Insurance agent for a $42.8 million jury verdict is getting ready...
Ohio Senate Panel Advances Asbestos Lawsuit Bill December 6, 2012 By Julie Carr Smyth An Ohio Senate committee advanced a bill on Dec. 4 aimed at curbing duplicate lawsuits over on-the-job asbestos exposure in...
Anti-Lawsuit Groups, Lawyers Fueling Texas Races November 6, 2012 Millions of dollars have been pumped into typically low-spending Texas Legislature races in recent weeks by groups hoping to limit...
Corporate Lawyers Rank California, Illinois, West Virgina Low for Legal Climate September 14, 2012 Lawyers for U.S. companies say California, Illinois and West Virginia have some of the worst legal climates in the country...
Mississippi High Court Declines to Rule on State’s Damages Cap August 27, 2012 By Jack Elliott Jr. The Mississippi Supreme Court says it does not have enough information to decide whether the state’s limit on non-economic damages...
Long Term Care Liability Loss Rate Expected to Grow: Aon July 18, 2012 Long term care liability loss rates and claim severity have reached an eight-year high and are expected to grow steadily...
Malpractice Claims at Record Low, Not Driving Health Costs: Consumer Group July 13, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson The consumer group Public Citizen says that medical malpractice payments in 2011 were at a record low and have fallen...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Erasing Workplace Discrimination Damages April 9, 2012 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that prohibits workers from collecting damages in employment discrimination cases. The legislation...
Missouri Senate Debates Workplace Discrimination Bill January 25, 2012 Democrats in the Missouri Senate say a bill revising workplace discrimination laws would make it harder for people to prove...
Connecticut Law Nixing Legitimate Malpractice Lawsuits January 9, 2012 After losing a baby because of an incompetent cervix, Patricia Votre thought she was well prepared when she got pregnant...