Auto Repair Backlogs Continuing as Shops Struggle with Labor Shortage, Scarce Parts Auto collision repair backlogs, first noted this summer, aren’t getting any better and will likely continue next year, according to... Read More
Texas / South Central News Public Adjuster Accused of Pocketing Settlement Checks Says No Penalty Warranted An attorney for the Texas public adjuster accused of pocketing $7.6 million in insurer settlement checks told an administrative law... Read More
East News Alleged Leader of Extortion Crew Wants out of Jail to Prepare for Speedy Trial The alleged leader of a gangland extortion ring that took control of the New York City fire restoration industry can... Read More
Texas / South Central News Ruling Exposes Gov’t to More than $1B in Damages Because of Harvey Flooding A federal court last week found the US government liable for $455,000 in damages to six claimants whose homes were... Read More
Southeast News S.C. Supreme: Ambiguous Policy Language Allows Auto Claimant to Stack Benefits A woman who was injured in a crash while driving a rental car provided by an auto insurer may collect... Read More
Texas / South Central News Transcript Shows Judge Blasted ‘Bottom Feeder’ Law Firm for Sloppy Mass Filings The federal judge who threatened to sanction a Houston law firm that filed hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits over the course... Read More
J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Customers Irked by Long Repair Times At the same time US motorists have become more accident prone, they have grown impatient with insurers because of how... Read More
Texas / South Central News Judge Poised to Sanction Law Firm that Filed Hundreds of La. Hurricane Lawsuits A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit... Read More
West News Ariz Court: PTSD Claimant Missed Statute of Limitations for Bad Faith Claim John C. France’s workers’ compensation claim cleared the way for Arizona first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Supreme: Plaintiff Can’t Pull Out of Settlement Because Lienholder Named as Payee Adam J. Sounders agreed to settle his personal-injury lawsuit against a trucking company for $500,000, but pulled out of the... Read More