November 12, 2010
Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of …
November 12, 2010
Colorado insurance regulators fielded more than 25,500 inquiries from consumers in the past year, resulting in a total of nearly 5,000 formal grievances. During this period, the investigation of these grievances amounted to more than $12 million being recovered for …
November 11, 2010
The Nevada Board of Examiners has approved a policy banning employees from texting or using electronic devices while driving state vehicles. Gov. Jim Gibbons, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State Ross Miller were unanimous in their support …
November 11, 2010
The United States and South Korea are working to resolve beef and auto trade issues blocking U.S. congressional approval of a free trade agreement while President Barack Obama is in Seoul for the Group of 20 summit. An announcement is …
November 11, 2010
Europe’s aviation regulator said fire from an oil leak was the likely cause of last week’s engine failure of a Qantas A380 plane and ordered stringent inspections on super jumbos using Rolls-Royce engines. Qantas said on Thursday it expected its …
November 11, 2010
Any efforts to halt progress on implementing the nation’s healthcare overhaul or to freeze funding are a step in the wrong direction even though some changes are needed, the president of Aetna Inc. told Reuters Wednesday. Republicans, who made gains …
November 11, 2010
Lawsuits against banks over their mortgage lending and foreclosure practices continue to pile up, with JPMorgan, PNC Financial Services and Ally Financial disclosing suits on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. faces two possible class action lawsuits related to foreclosures, the …
November 11, 2010
A federal judge has given thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers more time to join a legal settlement that would pay millions of dollars to people sickened by dust from the World Trade Center, if enough of them agree …
November 11, 2010
The City of New Orleans has received word that the federal government is forgiving its $240 million in disaster loans received after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said. Storm-ravaged local government agencies across Louisiana – sheriffs, school boards, …
November 11, 2010
The California Supreme Court has declined to review the decision in Milpitas Unified School District v. WCAB (Guzman), a case that is being heavily watched by the workers’ compensation insurance industry. In September, Bradford & Barthel, LLP’s Louis Larres filed …