Judge Poised to Sanction Law Firm that Filed Hundreds of La. Hurricane Lawsuits October 27, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit...
6th Circuit Denies Bid for ‘Equitable Subrogation’ in Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case May 13, 2022 By Jim Sams Insurers waited too long to intervene in anti-trust litigation that brought settlements requiring dozens of auto parts manufacturers to pay...
CMS Rules on Settlement Reporting May Sting Insurers and Claimants Both March 21, 2022 By Jim Sams For years, the federal agency that runs Medicare has been building a trap to snag any settlements that would force...
Murdaugh Friend Charged With Aiding Insurance Fraud Scheme March 18, 2022 By Michelle Liu COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh now faces 18 charges involving the theft...
APCIA Joins Group Pushing for Reforms on Litigation Funding March 3, 2022 By Chad Hemenway A new advocate group in New York that counts the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) as a member is...
Updated CMS Guide Spells Out the Risk of Skipping CMS Review of Work Comp Settlements January 18, 2022 By Jim Sams Insurers that are inclined to skip a government review of proposed workers’ compensation settlements may think twice about that strategy...
Law Firm: Workplace Class Action Settlement Costs Reached Record $3.6B in 2021 January 12, 2022 By Jim Sams The cost of settling workplace class-action lawsuits reached a record high in 2021, defying expectations that the COVID-19 pandemic would...
Judge to Consider Lowering $7M Bond For Alex Murdaugh January 11, 2022 By Michelle Liu COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)–Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was scheduled for a virtual hearing Monday as a judge could consider...
Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Bankruptcy Case Plods Along December 27, 2021 By Rick Ruggles SANTA FE, N.M. (AP–The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy efforts have plodded along for three years with no...
Florida District to Pay $26 Million to Shooting Victims December 17, 2021 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)–The Broward County, Florida, school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17...