Linda Faust claimed her stomach cancer was caused by a BNSF Railway plant in Somerville, Texas. Faust, shown hugging her 9-year-old grandson Trenton Ballarddidn't win her 2008 case against BNSF. The law firm representing Faust and other Somerville residents' cases borrowed $3.5 … [Read more...] about Betting on Justice: Borrowing to Sue Investors Are Pumping Hundreds of Millions of Dollars into Medical Malpractice and Divorce Cases, Among Others, All in the Hope of Sharing in Any Winnings
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Bike Crashes and Insurance: Bicycle Safety Blog Series Part 3
This is the third and final entry of my three part series on Bicycle Safety including information on reducing risk, types of injuries, insurance issues, liability, and litigation.Bicyclists not only face a high risk of injuries in a crash, they must also wade through … [Read more...] about Bike Crashes and Insurance: Bicycle Safety Blog Series Part 3
New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Right to Rescind When Professional Liability Insurance Is Procured by Fraud
On December 1, 2015, in DeMarco v. Stoddard, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in a 5–2 decision, reversed an Appellate Division decision, DeMarco v. Stoddard, 434 N.J. Super. 352 (App Div. 2014), and held in favor of the insurance company in upholding an insurer’s right … [Read more...] about New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Right to Rescind When Professional Liability Insurance Is Procured by Fraud
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update – Week of June 10, 2013
Leading the Past WeekAnd the beat goes on… Another week with the White House dealing with another issue, this time news that the national security apparatus is collecting and combing through telephone record metadata. The widespread revelation about a data mining … [Read more...] about Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update – Week of June 10, 2013
Auto Body Antitrust Action Continues to Expand in Florida
On December 12, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order transferring State of Louisiana v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance to the Middle District of Florida, making the case the latest addition to the multidistrict litigation … [Read more...] about Auto Body Antitrust Action Continues to Expand in Florida