Three Lexington, Kentucky lawyers involved in a massive fen-phen case should be temporarily suspended from practicing law because of how they appropriated their clients’ shares of a $200 million settlement, an attorney said Thursday. Linda Gosnell, chief counsel for the …
A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $895,000 in damages to a woman whose doctor was accused of failing to diagnose her with breast cancer when the disease was at an early stage, forcing her to undergo surgery and chemotherapy. The Blair …
Michigan Insurance Director of Insurance Linda Watters wants drivers in urban areas to get a fair shake on insurance by getting them group rates through their faith-based and community organizations. Working with urban religious and community groups, her department has …
Indianapolis-based WellPoint, Inc. recently announced that Caroline “Caz” Matthews, currently president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, has been named president of the WellPoint Foundation. She will lead the company’s philanthropic and social responsibility programs, according to the company’s …
A judge has ruled that Spokane, Wash., residents who have used American Medical Response ambulances since 1998 can pursue state Consumer Protection Act and breach of contract claims against the company. AMR, the nation’s largest ambulance company, was sued for …
The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could limit the ability of skiers to collect damages if they’re injured on ski lifts. The ruling comes in a federal case in which skier Sharon Muller of Hawaii sued the …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA Houston, Texas, office and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced they have begun distributing to Chambers of Commerce officials throughout the region a CD entitled …
Sunshine State Insurance Company (SSIC) has again earned a Financial Stability Rating(r) (FSR) of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc. According to Demotech, this level of FSR is appropriate for insurers which possess an “exceptional ability to maintain a positive surplus …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he has sued an economy motel operator for charging exorbitant rates to evacuees fleeing Hurricane Rita in September 2005. The suit alleges the Lone Star Motel in Waco, Texas, and owner Bipin Patel exploited …
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco met with insurance industry executives on Aug. 17, seeking ways to keep insurers writing homeowners policies in Louisiana after the twin punches of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The private meeting produced no agreements or revelations that …