A grand jury in New Orleans has refused to indict a doctor accused of murdering four hospitalized patients by having them injected with a lethal drug cocktail in the aftermath…
When a former Massachusetts judge was put in charge of the state’s insurance department earlier this year, industry chiefs started worrying. Known to be a liberal Democrat, Nonnie S. Burnes…
Lawyers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency are facing scrutiny for opposing testing for dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers housing hurricane victims.
A renowned trial lawyer on the Mississippi gulf coast who had a big influence in the life of novelist John Grisham, attorney Will Denton made a name for himself as…
Charges have been dropped against two nurses accused of having helped murder four patients, aged 61 to 90, allegedly given a lethal drug cocktail by a physician during the chaos…
An insurance company has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a suit claiming it acted in bad faith when it refused to settle a claim within the policy limit.
The guard is about to change Cozen O’Connor, a 546-lawyer Philadelphia-based law firm known as an international insurance coverage powerhouse.The two name partners, although they have signed employment contracts to…
Attorney Richard Scruggs’ law firm has filed a federal racketeering suit against State Farm and two vendors claiming they conspired to cheat 21 policyholders out of nearly $4 million for…
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. maintains high-profile trial lawyer Richard Scruggs violated ethics rules and should be removed from at least one case seeking coverage for homeowners’ Hurricane Katrina…
Trying to conceal an insurer’s agreement to provide coverage for the World Trade Center before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is costing two law firms and a client insurance…
A federal judge in Alabama is asking the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute a high-profile trial lawyer for criminal contempt, contending that Richard Scruggs brazenly violated a court injunction by…
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