Bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. agreed to begin court-supervised mediation with lower ranking creditors, including groups that blame the company for contributing to America’s opioid addiction crisis. The company, backed by senior lenders, will negotiate with unsecured creditors about …
Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance has mediated more than 3,000 complaints against insurers so far this year, resulting in a record $13 million awarded to insureds, the department said this week. “This amount represents the largest amount of money …
The Tenneesse Department of Commerce and Insurance secured a record $11.5 million for policyholders in 2022, after mediating complaints about insurers. The department’s insurance services team mediated 3,249 complaints last year, resulting in numerous claims denials being overturned or additional …
Claim Was Settled, But Insurer Attorneys Revealed Mediation Info, Claimants’ Lawyer Says An appeals court cannot be used to prohibit a lower court’s decisions, except through the normal appeal process, the Florida Supreme Court decided Thursday in a case that …
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance returned more than $8 million to policyholders in 2021 through mediation between consumers and insurance companies, the department announced this week. The department investigated and mediated some 2,900 complaints by policyholders, which resulted …
A federal judge has ordered mediation between a Texas company and a whistleblower who won a $175 million verdict over a design change in the company’s highway guardrails. Critics say the change made it more likely that cars could be …
A consumer group says Oregon needs to change its new medical malpractice law to prevent it from protecting bad doctors. Public Citizen says cases that are settled in mediation should be reported to a national database, just like medical malpractice …
More litigation is resolved by mediation than by jury trials. Because of this, it is very important that insurance professionals understand the mediation process and learn how to make it effective. William Moye, an insurance defense attorney and a partner …
Court records indicate that a lawsuit over alleged hazing at a Jacksonville State University fraternity will be handled outside of court. The Anniston (Alabama) Star reported that the plaintiff, Jason Horton, and the defendants, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, its JSU …
Michigan workers’ compensation insurance regulators report that due to recent statutory changes some contested workers’ compensation claims will be assigned to mediation. Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency announced that staff members have been instructed to assign the following contested workers’ compensation …
