Midwest News Ohio Supreme Ct. Holds Repose Statute Applies to Wrongful Death, Derivative Claims A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday drew a bright line around the state’s statute of repose for medical malpractice... Read More
Texas / South Central News 5th Circuit Rejects Class-Action Suit that Alleged Autosource Software Undervalued Total Loss Claims A federal appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision to certify a class of plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleged... Read More
Southeast News Ala. Supreme Court Rules Appraisal Isn’t Arbitration, Dismisses Insurer’s Appeal A petition to invoke appraisal is not the same thing as a motion to compel arbitration, the Alabama Supreme Court... Read More
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Leads to Higher Costs, Longer Disability Duration Consolidation of health care services into large corporations that own hospitals, clinics and physician practices may hold the promise of... Read More
Southeast News S. Carolina Insurer’s Bad Faith Causes $27M Loss from Policies with $2.5M Limit Jose Castillo didn’t ask his insurance company to defend him from a lawsuit that alleged his shoddy construction caused millions... Read More
Thefts and Rising Claim Costs in General Driving Hardening Market for Personal Auto Vehicle theft rates continue to put pressure on the personal auto insurance market, which suffered an underwriting loss in 2022... Read More
West News Calif. Work Comp Doc, Arrested Before but Not Convicted, Charged with Insurance Fraud Again A Northern California doctor is charged — once again — with insurance fraud for allegedly overcharging workers’ compensation insurers for... Read More
West News Wash. Supreme Ct. Overturns Law Setting 8-Year Deadline for Medical Malpractice Suits The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a statute that bars medical malpractice lawsuits filed more than eight years after... Read More
West News Calif. 2nd: Retaliation in Police Citation Quota Case May Not Be an Uninsurable ‘Willful Act’ California Labor Code section 1102.5 prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for refusing to participate in unlawful activities. That explains... Read More
Texas / South Central News 5th Circuit: Louisiana Statutes, not Admiralty Law, Govern Actions Against River Boat Pilots As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River... Read More