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National Law Journal

Judgment in Motorized Tricycle Case Affirmed

A federal appeals court has affirmed a $95,000 judgment against Texas-based Thoroughbred Motorsports Inc. over a defective motorized tricycle, rejecting the company's challenges to the jury instructions on the Wisconsin Lemon Law and federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claims.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Deep Pockets Gone With Joint and Several Liability Repeal

Attorney John W. Zotter of Zimmer Kunz in Pittsburgh represented two trucking companies that were involved in separate multivehicle accidents in the summer of 2011.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Individual Coverage Under Policies for Entities

In their Insurance Law column, Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs discuss longstanding issues and debates regarding the rights of individuals associated with a corporation to make claim under an insurance policy issued in the name of the corporation, as well as more recent questions about whether the same or similar rules apply when the named insured entity is not a corporation, but, rather a partnership, an LLC, or even a trade name ("d/b/a").
13 minute read

National Law Journal

GM's GC Tells Skeptical Senators He's 'Deeply Sorry'

Michael Millikin, general counsel of General Motors Co., told skeptical senators on Thursday that he was "deeply sorry" for his legal department's handling of an ignition-switch defect and was working to make sure a similar scandal doesn't happen again.
5 minute read

The Recorder

PUC Softens Stance on Ride-share Insurance

Under latest proposal, Uber and other transport networks would only have to provide minimal excess coverage when drivers are waiting for a fare.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyers Pursue GM Defect Claims Along Two Paths

A plaintiffs firm that has sued General Motors Co. over accidents related to an ignition switch defect is continuing to file lawsuits even as its clients prepare to make claims against a victim compensation fund.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyers Pursue GM Defect Claims Along Two Paths

A plaintiffs firm that has sued General Motors Co. over accidents related to an ignition-switch defect is continuing to file lawsuits even as its clients prepare to make claims against a victim-compensation fund.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Honda Slammed With Crashworthiness Verdict

A Philadelphia jury awarded $55.3 million to a man who was paralyzed when his head struck the roof of his 1999 Acura Integra as it rolled after a tire blew out.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Arbitration or Litigation of No-Fault Disputes

In his Insurance Fraud column, Evan H. Krinick writes that one of the most effective tools for insurers fighting no-fault insurance fraud is the filing of lawsuits in federal court against health care providers who have received payment for services they contend they have provided to injured policyholders. Recently, defendants in these actions have responded by seeking to compel arbitration, a tactic the Second Circuit has now weighed in on.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

GM Bankruptcy Judge Urges Focus on Due Process

Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber urged attorneys for General Motors and for its customers suing over defective ignition switches to attempt to agree on facts as much as possible before litigating further.
2 minute read

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