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 …
Gov. John Kitzhaber has proposed medical malpractice reforms to a committee appointed to review Oregon’s medical liability system, suggesting mediation efforts aimed at avoiding lawsuits. Kitzhaber’s proposals would require the injured party and the doctor or health care provider to …
The State Appeals Board has approved a $35,000 legal settlement with a woman who was injured after her car was rear-ended by an Iowa State University employee. Documents made public Wednesday show the deal settles a lawsuit filed by Nancy …
Another attempt to resolve a West Virginia class-action pollution lawsuit against Monsanto Co. has failed. Media outlets report that several hundred plaintiffs attended a court-ordered mediation Tuesday at a Charleston hotel. No settlement was reached. An earlier mediation in October …
The Florida Supreme Court recently approved amendments to Rule 1.720 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, relating to mediation procedures. At least one amendment could prove problematic for insurers. The amendments are effective Jan. 1, 2012. Changes were made …
A lawsuit filed by a former Heifer International executive has been dismissed with the parties reaching a mediated settlement. Arkansas Business reported Monday that the Little Rock-based charity and former vice president Rafal Laski came to terms over Laski’s claim …
The parties involved in a medical malpractice suit brought by the family of a Massachusetts woman who died at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H. have agreed to attempt to negotiate an out-of-court settlement through mediation. Lawyers for both …