673 ABA Journal Insurance Law articles.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted a case that contends Mississippi trial lawyer Richard Scruggs told the media about a pending whistleblower case against State Farm, violating the requirement…
Jun 1, 2016 11:24 AM CDT
The feds have filed a civil forfeiture action to wrest some $275,000 in life insurance proceeds from survivors of one of the San Bernardino shooters.
“Terrorists must not be permitted…
Jun 1, 2016 11:20 AM CDT
A London-based international law firm plans to open its sixth U.S. office by acquiring an 18-attorney Miami, Florida, corporate litigation boutique.
Clyde & Co. announced the deal with
An intervention petition was filed this week in an ongoing Texas lawsuit over alleged mistreatment by contractors and public adjusters of homeowners who suffer storm damage. It alleges that a…
May 20, 2016 1:30 PM CDT
Long known as a top defense firm for insurance-coverage matters, including the defense of attorneys in legal malpractice claims, Chicago-based Hinshaw & Culbertson in more recent years has branded itself…
May 19, 2016 4:45 PM CDT
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the White House had overstepped its authority under federal legislation in using unappropriated funds for an Affordable Care Act subsidy program which helped…
May 12, 2016 2:45 PM CDT
The Florida Supreme Court has struck, as unconstitutional a mandatory fee schedule set by a 2009 state law that limits the attorney’s fees that can be paid to lawyers in…
Apr 28, 2016 4:45 PM CDT
Florida has reportedly become the second state in the country, after New York, to respond to the issue of big surprise hospital bills with patient-oriented legislation.
Last week Gov. Rick…
Apr 18, 2016 11:00 AM CDT
After issuing a show-cause order earlier this year, a federal judge has now lowered the boom.
In a Thursday decision, Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III announced that he…
Apr 15, 2016 1:00 PM CDT
The U.S. government isn’t enthusiastic about the U.S. Supreme Court’s suggested compromise that would allow religiously affiliated nonprofits to opt out of contraceptive coverage for their employees. But the administration…
Apr 14, 2016 10:56 AM CDT
As happens so often, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is almost certainly the key to the outcome in Zubik v. Burwell, the cases concerning the contraceptive mandate as applied to…
Apr 6, 2016 8:30 AM CDT
Apr 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled for insurer MetLife in its battle to cast aside a designation that allowed for stricter scrutiny by the Federal Reserve and possible…
Mar 31, 2016 10:47 AM CDT
Bill Cosby hopes to use an umbrella policy tied to his homeowners’ insurance to pay his legal fees and any judgments in defamation lawsuits against him.
American International Group has…
Mar 16, 2016 5:45 AM CDT
A 75-attorney Los Angeles law firm has opened an office in New York City, its first outside Southern California.
Two insurance coverage lawyers who previously worked for now-defunct Dickstein Shapiro…
Mar 11, 2016 9:40 AM CST
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