The Oklahoma Senate passed a lawsuit reform measure that would put a hard cap on non-economic damages — or pain and suffering awards — in lawsuits at $250,000. Supporters said the bill will help end Oklahoma’s reputation as a lawsuit …
New Rules on Payments “I think the process is working well. I do think I’ve heard enough about lack of transparency and lack of consistency that we have to do something about that.” —BP Oil Spill Claims Fund Administrator Kenneth …
A Washington Senate Committee has refined a proposal to allow drivers’ insurance rates to be based primarily on the number of miles driven per year. The PAYD bill, Senate Bill 5730, would allow insurers to offer lower rates to drivers …
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal regulations setting vehicle safety standards do not bar lawsuits seeking damages from automakers for installing lap-only seat belts. The unanimous ruling held that a California lawsuit against Mazda Motor Corp. over a fatal …
A soon to be issued report from A.M. Best details an increase in U.S. property/casualty insurers’ asbestos and environmental (A&E) incurred losses. The industry faced a 50 percent rise in 2009, after a 47 percent decrease in 2008. Best’s estimates …
Twenty Oregon legislators want to relax the state’s motorcycle helmet law, so only drivers younger than 21 would be required to wear a helmet. House Bill 3141 sponsor Rep. Andy Olson, R, believes relaxing the helmet requirements would actually allow …
U.S. health officials plan to ask advisers next week about the benefits and risks of direct-to-consumer genetic tests, including whether various kinds of tests should have to meet different regulatory standards, according to documents released Friday. The Food and Drug …
San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC named Michael Bailey and Mark Doscher principals of the firm. Longtime commercial producers in the firm’s San Diego office, both have been key players in the success and growth of the firm. Bailey joined …
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that a pharmacist has no duty to warn a customer about a dangerous mix of prescription medicines or to inquire about physicians who prescribe them, in a case that involved …
California has been ranked a “judicial hell-hole,” so it comes as welcome relief to some that the nation is considering, or in some cases has enacted, tort reform measures aimed at reducing the number of meritless lawsuits filed and lowering …
