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New York Law Journal

Fraudulent Injury Lawsuits and Unnecessary Surgeries Exposed in Trip-and-Fall Scheme

Personal injury attorney George Constantine and orthopedic surgeon Andrew Dowd were convicted by a Manhattan federal jury late last year for knowingly profiting from a massive $31 million trip-and-fall accident scheme.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kraft Heinz Accuses Aetna of Fiduciary Breaches

Kraft Heinz alleges that because the company's health costs are self-funded, Aetna treats its expenses with less diligence, and includes hidden costs allegedly intended to benefit Aetna.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Change to Florida Insurance Law Shortened the Window for Insurance Claim

"Silence, in the face of a clear statute that cuts the other way, will not do," Florida Supreme Court Justice John Couriel ruled.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Man Sues Lincoln National Over Long-Term Disability Benefits

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Flyers, Wells Fargo Center Owner's Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Losses Lands in Fed Court

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

2 Errors Might Have Helped Curb a 'Cottage Industry' Allegedly Targeting Insurers

"This has become a real cottage industry," attorney Joshua Seth Beck said. "The carriers get more lawsuits from AQA Kidwell than pretty much anybody else."
5 minute read

Law.com

State Auto Sued After Denying Coverage for Property Damage Stemming From Deceased Man's Nephew Moving Into His Home

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ala. School Sues Insurance Companies to Force Defense in Digital Privacy Class Action

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Changing How We Look at Structured Settlement Transfers

In my March article, I wrote about the Cordero case, which remains well-known in the relatively small and insular structured settlement industry. Lujerio Cordero had sold, in six separate transactions, the majority of his guaranteed income streams from a structured settlement annuity to third-party factoring companies.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

How We Did It: Lawyers Use Workers' Comp Exemptions to Clinch $2M Settlement

"We were ready to keep litigating the case rather than take the limits," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta. "But we talked with our clients, and they decided that $2 million was a sufficient number for them."
5 minute read

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