March 20, 2008
A jury in Monmouth County, New Jersey awarded more than $19 million to a Freehold woman whose 10-year-old son was born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy. A judge could reduce Monday’s award since the jury found there was …
March 20, 2008
A cell phone driving ban that has been rejected many times by Maryland lawmakers — as recently as last week — is alive again and headed for approval in the Maryland Senate. But it’s still unclear whether this is the …
March 20, 2008
It was during the card approval process that more than 4 million customer accounts at grocery stores in the Northeast and Florida were exposed to fraud, even though the company meets the latest standards for data security, a spokeswoman said …
March 20, 2008
The ACE European Group announced the launch of Dataguard plus, an insurance solution for UK businesses which fully reflects the diversity of risks associated with e-commerce and the Internet. ACE said the Dataguard plus policies provide “coverage for both first …
March 20, 2008
Americans in the hurricane danger zone may soon be able to use Google to find out if their own home is threatened by a dangerous storm surge, the director of the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Storm surge, the massive …
March 20, 2008
Former Louisiana Senate president Michael O’Keefe, serving 19.5 years for stealing from a failed medical malpractice insurance company, said he and his codefendants plan to pay $4.7 million in restitution by using money from the liquidation of another company connected …
March 20, 2008
In Fairfield Insurance Co. v. Stephens Martin Paving, LP, the Texas Supreme Court addressed, for the first time, whether punitive damages were insurable in Texas. No. 04-0728, 2008 Tex. LEXIS 123 (Tex. Feb. 15, 2008). The certified question was whether …
March 20, 2008
New York, NY- March 20, 2008: Pacific Underwriters announced that it has partnered with Darwin Professional Underwriters to place management liability insurance for private company and not-for-profit risks utilizing Darwin’s (i-bind)® technology system. Pacific Underwriters will offer directors and officers …
March 19, 2008
Merrill Lynch & Co In said Wednesday that it filed a lawsuit against XL Capital Assurance Inc. Merrill said it filed the suit to make clear that XL Capital Assurance, a unit of Security Capital Assurance Ltd , is required …
March 19, 2008
New Forms! New Wording! EXPOSURE: Do your clients know they are legally responsible for the safety of food and beverage products they manufacture? Governmental agencies do NOT differentiate based on the size of a manufacturer! All companies are equally obligated …