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Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Lawyer’s $104,000 Fine for Sabotaging Med Mal Trial

An attorney with one of Florida’s largest insurance defense firms must pay more than $100,000 in sanctions after deliberately trying to sabotage a medical malpractice suit in order to win a mistrial, a Florida appeals court has decided. The 6th …

Florida Top Court Says Insurer Can Pursue Malpractice Claim Against Defense Law Firm

Attorneys who are hired by insurance carriers to defend policyholders from lawsuits have a duty to represent the insured, but the insurer is paying their fees. Obviously, the insurer has a financial interest in the outcome of the litigation. The …

Former AIG, Ironshore Executive Mitrovic Joins Cooper Levenson Law Firm

Veteran insurance executive Michael Mitrovic has joined the Cooper Levenson law firm in its insurance defense litigation practice. Mitrovic’s career spans nearly 40 years in the insurance industry. He served as president of Global Claims for Ironshore Inc., where he …

Penn. Defense Attorney Fights $1M Fine Over Banned Testimony

A single word of testimony at a medical-malpractice trial has cost a Pennsylvania lawyer a nearly $1 million fine she says threatens her home, her family and her small law firm. Insurance defense attorney Nancy Raynor says her assets have …