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The American Lawyer

As Litigation Finance Industry Matures, Links With Insurance Tighten

"People are realizing that, like all innovations, there's the early days and then there's an influx of people and money that want to try it, and then the better players sort of find their way to the top," said Burford Capital vice chair David Perla.
10 minute read

Law.com

'Better of the Split': District Judge Weighs Circuit Divide in Considering Who Pays Decades-Old Medical Bill

Addressing a circuit split over whether insurance solvency funds are considered a "primary plan," U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman concluded the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund was not responsible for a decades-old medical bill covered by Medicare.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Didn't Notice Patient Wasn't Breathing': $13.7M Verdict Against Anesthesiologists

Bibb County State Court jurors have returned a $13.7 million medical malpractice verdict against a pair of anesthesiologists whose alleged breached standard of care contributed to the death of a patient.
12 minute read

Law.com

New Trouble for Allstate: National Class Action Targets Insurer

The class action was filed in the Northern District of Illinois. It goes further than the claims on behalf of Texas consumers in the state action, and looks to encompass a national class.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The 'Substantial Certainty' of Employer Liability Policies

We believe that the Supreme Court in its unanimous opinion in Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring is correct and maintains the delicate balance between scheduled award provisions of the act and the exclusionary limitations in insurance policies.
5 minute read

Law.com

Allstate Is Using Cell Phone Data to Raise Prices, Attorney General Claims

According to the lawsuit, the defendants covertly collected the data.
5 minute read

Law.com

Statute of Limitations Shrivels $5M Jury Award to Less than $1M, 8th Circuit Rules

A jury awarded a $5 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Christopher Y. Meek, for nearly 40 years of inflated prices for Kansas City Life Insurance Co. However, under the statute of limitations, the payout was reduced to $908,000.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Firm Narrowly Avoids Case Dismissal Over Lengthy Complaint Filed in Fed Court

“The content of the amended complaint from page 53 to page 71 is just concise and direct enough to avoid violating Rule 8,” U.S. District Judge John A. Ross said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Plaintiff Narrowly Avoids Dismissal Over Lengthy Complaint Filed in Federal Court

“The content of the amended complaint from page 53 to page 71 is just concise and direct enough to avoid violating Rule 8,” U.S. District Judge John A. Ross said.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Once the LA Fires Are Extinguished, Expect the Litigation to Unfold for Years

With the Los Angeles wildfires expected to cause billions of dollars in damages, insurance lawyers are keeping an eye on a probable surge in litigation, possible insurer exits and potential regulatory responses from the state.
5 minute read

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