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Liberty Mutual Offers Alternative Resolution Program For Disputed Sandy Claims

An innovative option to resolve complex Sandy claims is being offered to personal and commercial Liberty Mutual insurance customers: independent mediation or arbitration. The property and casualty insurer announced that it has teamed with Kenneth R. Feinberg of Feinberg Rozen …

Beauty Queen Who Defamed Miss USA Pageant Owes $5M

A beauty queen who claimed this year’s Miss USA contest was fixed has been ordered to pay the pageant organization $5 million for defamation. In a decision signed last week, an arbitrator found that the comments from Miss Pennsylvania USA …

NLRB Reduces Case Backlog, Age of Pending Cases Cut in Half

The National Labor Relations Board issued 341 decisions in contested cases during fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012), tackling many of its oldest cases. In resolving nine of the 10 oldest cases it faced at the …

Insurance Dispute Delays Reopening of Tornado-Damaged Massachusetts School

The reopening of a Roman Catholic school in Springfield severely damaged by last summer’s tornadoes has been delayed because of a dispute between the diocese and its insurer. Officials with the Diocese of Springfield said Tuesday that while they estimate …

Feel Cheated? Small Claims Court Brings Big Wins

If you feel cheated by a big company and complaining gets you nowhere, what can you do? A handful of recent cases suggest that consumers can, if they’re motivated enough, win against big companies in small claims courts. These “David …

U.S. Court Rules for Arbitration in Credit Card Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday for Synovus Financial Corp and CompuCredit Holdings Corp and said credit card claims by consumers under a 1996 law must be handled in arbitration, not in court. By an 8-1 vote, the justices …