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Florida Appeals Court Slashes $600,000 Attorney Fee on $52,000 Claim

Florida may have one of the most generous attorney-fee mechanisms in the country, sometimes resulting in plaintiff’s fees that are several times greater than the amount of damage awards. It’s enough to drive property insurers crazy – or toward the …

Insurance Industry Response Expedited Earthquake Recovery: Marsh

The global insurance industry’s response to major earthquakes in Chile, Japan, and New Zealand played a significant part in each nation’s recovery process, according to new research published by Marsh. The Marsh Risk Management Research briefing, Comparing Claims from Catastrophic …

Utah Student Who Lost Leg in Accident Awarded $650,000

The state has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 to a student who lost his leg in a traffic accident at Utah Valley University last year. Parker Eades was riding his motorcycle on campus in September 2011 when a maintenance truck …