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Former MMA Lawyer Suspended; Hedge Funds Win Injunction to Protect Funds Loaned to Firm

A former attorney for McClenny Moseley & Associates, who was accused of dishonesty while participating in his law firm’s filing of hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits, agreed last month to a nine-month suspension of his law license in a settlement with …

Florida Judge Slams Universal for ‘Stonewalling,’ Demands Answers from Company

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. officials are discounting the significance of recent Florida judges’ rulings that have slammed the company for violating court orders, have forced Universal to default on lawsuits, have referred a Universal lawyer for disciplinary action, …

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 against a “frivolous” and “groundless” lawsuit that was filed “solely for the purpose of harassment.” Harris County …

Litigation Funders Seek to Intervene in MMA Disciplinary Actions

Two litigation funding firms are seeking to intervene in disciplinary proceedings against McClenny Moseley & Associates after a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the law firm has no right to any attorney fees for 201 hurricane-damage claims. The Equal …

Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia

LONDON —More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to …

Sanctions Continue to Pile Up for MMA’s Hurricane-Damage Suits

Even though they have been suspended from the practice of law, attorneys with McClenny Moseley & Associates continue to rack up penalties as federal judges clean up a mess created by the law firm’s mass filing of hundreds of hurricane-damage …

Oil Spills and Near Misses: More Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel

LONDON –– An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. A third is seized in Spain for drifting out of control. These vessels were part of a …

Oil Spills and Near Misses: More Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel

LONDON –– An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. A third is seized in Spain for drifting out of control. These vessels were part of a …

Aircraft Lessors, Insurers Jostle in UK Court over Stranded Jets in Russia

LONDON –– AerCap, the world’s biggest aircraft lessor, said on Monday it was inconceivable that it would not recover some losses from insurers over jets stranded in Russia, as lessors took their battle for redress to London’s High Court. More …

Federal Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making misrepresentations …