Nursing Home Residents Have Civil Rights
New category of lawsuits for civil rights violations at nursing homes.
The Legal Intelligencer (7/1, Duffy) reports, "In a landmark opinion that recognizes a new category of lawsuits, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Federal Nursing Home Reform Amendments give residents of...
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INSURANCE INVESTMENT LOSSES = LOWER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
The insurance industry has seen a double 'whammy' in 2008: a huge decline in sales of insurance products (due to the decline in sales of autos and houses) along with double digit declines in the value of their investment portfolios. For property/casualty insurers (like auto and homeowners insuranc...
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Jurors in the Electronic Age
Even though the judge gives the standard instruction to 'not talk about the trial until it is over', connected people who are selected to serve on juries can't seem to refrain from texting or "twitting" during their jury service. Recent experiences reported from around the country show that many ju...
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Warning: the Car that Hits You Is Probably Not Insured
The Insurance Reasearch Council has estimated that by next year nearly one in six motorists in this country may be driving without insurance.
As the recession leaves millions of workers unemployed and pressures family budgets, many families are cutting the "luxury" of car insurance. Big Mistake....
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
On January 30, President Obama signed into law the Democrats' quick response to a (Bush) Supreme Court decision which had taken away almost all avenues for workers to recover for pay discrimination. In 2007 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in a 5-4 decision) that Lilly Ledbetter "had failed to file a ...
Read More posted by: on: Dec 29, 2009 @ 01:58
Lawsuits Limited in Colorado
Lawsuits Against Schools and other Public Entities Limited in Colorado
While many national media columnists and talk show hosts rail against the increasing number of lawsuits filed against schools (usually in California) for such things as enforcing a dress code or failing to enforce equitable pl...
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Paxil and Suicide
Some dermatologists have prescribed the anti-depressant drug, Paxil, for "off-lable" use in teenagers. One of those teenagers, a 16 year old from New Jersey, killed himself shortly after he began the Paxil regime. The parents of the teen brought a lawsuit against Glaxo-SmithKline (GSK), claiming ...
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$16.3 Million Judgment against Allstate for Bad Faith
On July 29, 2008, the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in favor of an insured and upheld a $16.3 million award against Allstate Insurance. The court concluded that Allstate was liable for bad faith refusal to settle a claim. The Johnsons were struck head-on by a drunk driver in a pick u...
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How State Farm Handles Auto Claims
State Farm is the largest automobile insurer in the United States. Last year alone, its automobile insurance business collected over $30 billion in premiums! The combined net worth of the State Farm group of companies increased $5.6 billion in 2007, resulting in an overall net worth of $63.7 billion...
Read More posted by: on: Dec 29, 2009 @ 01:48
Tricks of the Trade
INSURANCE COMPANY MISCONDUCT DOCUMENTED
The American Association for Justice has released a new report documenting insurance misconduct in health insurance, long term care insurance, disability insurance and other types of insurance. The report notes that insurance companies engage in "dirty tric...
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