A group of Mississippi attorneys once affiliated with tort lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs is barred from representing any policyholders in lawsuits against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. over Hurricane Katrina damage, a federal judge ruled last week, citing ethical …
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) have gotten a bad rap, according to Mark C. Bove, senior research meteorologist, catastrophic risk management for Munich Reinsurance America. Speaking on a panel about climate change at the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Golden Gate All …
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Mississippi plaintiffs’ attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to dismiss a petition that seeks to take his license to practice. Scruggs filed his motion on March 28, 10 days after the Mississippi Bar asked the court …
Buried deep inside one version of a bill to compensate the victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse is language that would shield the University of Minnesota from any liability. University researchers authored a 2001 study of fatigue cracking that …
Unitrin, Inc. reported that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Primesco, Inc. of Decatur, Alabama, in a cash merger transaction valued at $95.6 million. Primesco’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. and Mutual Savings Fire Insurance Co., …
Floodwaters still need to recede before officials can determine how damaging two weeks’ worth of flooding was to Arkansas, but leaders said it’s shaping up to be a costly affair. “All indications are that this is a major catastrophe for …
A federal appeals court has found that business exclusions in Allstate Insurance Company’s policies held by former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics director Frank Melton meant the insurer was not bound to provide coverage for, or to defend him in a …
The Mississippi Supreme Court suspended a prominent judge last week who is being investigated for his role in a dispute over fees involving attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The court sided with the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, which was concerned …
