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    November 3, 2023
    Fla. Supreme Ct. Rejects Offset from Jury Award for $4M Paid to Settle Bad Faith Claims
    Randy Willoughby’s lawyers turned a $10,000 uninsured motorist policy into a $4 million bad-faith settlement with his auto insurer. Then they...
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    November 16, 2023
    Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Insurers Can't Recoup Defense Costs from Insureds
    An insurer cannot seek reimbursement from its insured for the cost of defending a lawsuit after learning that no coverage was owed unless the...
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    November 28, 2023
    Houston Plaintiffs' Attorney Sanctioned for 'Groundless' Lawsuit Against Insurer
    A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended to defend itself...
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    November 15, 2023
    Dash Cams in Fleet Vehicles are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say
    ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and...
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    November 14, 2023
    Ohio Court Cites Wording of Exception to Exclusion in Reviving Dog Bite Claim
    An Ohio appellate court revived a dog bite injury claim against an insurer after finding that the terms of an exclusion in the homeowners’...
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    November 9, 2023
    La. State Police Open Criminal Investigation into MMA, Apex Roofing
    Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers...
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    October 24, 2023
    Claims Adjuster Forfeits Beach House, Will Serve Prison Time for Fraud Scheme
    A former Allstate claims adjuster will spend one year and a day in prison and forfeit his beach house and pickup truck to the federal government...
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    November 6, 2023
    N.Y. No-Fault Fraudster Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $40M in Restitution
    A man whom federal prosecutors in New York say was the mastermind behind a $40 million automobile insurance fraud scheme pleaded guilty on Friday...
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    November 14, 2023
    Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee with Social Anxiety Disorder
    A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her employer for retaliation and...
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    November 8, 2023
    Catalytic Converter Thefts Down by Half as Precious Metal Prices Drop
    The number of insurance claims filed for catalytic converter thefts plummeted this year after rising dramatically in 2021 and 2022. National...