Hulk Hogan sues insurer for fraud; says limits too low
Hulk Hogan has sued his insurance company, claiming it compromised his $30 million fortune in the near-fatal car crash caused by...
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Supreme Court declines insurer appeal on rescissions
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from health insurer Assurant Health over a case in which the...
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Federal court affirms fraud conviction of Penn. judge
Michael Thomas Joyce appeals his conviction and sentence. A jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania found Joyce guilty of three...
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Federal judge voids Texas anti-solicitation fraud law
A federal judge has ruled that an anti-fraud law enacted last year to ban solicitation of accident victims for 30 days...
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Tex. court reverses bad faith decision against insurer
The Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals (Dallas) issued an opinion on March 16, 2010, ruling that sanctions imposed against Texas...
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Florida insurers say PIP is a broken, costly system
United Automobile Insurance Co., a nonstandard automobile insurer in Florida, recently defended itself against a lawsuit for $2.59. The practice is...
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Patient turned down $1M settlement in rescission case
Standing in a Boulder courtroom on a blustery Friday evening, waiting for the jury to return with its verdict, Jennifer Latham...
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Texas dental board criticized for lack of oversight
When Becky Murphy of Baytown found out that someone had been using her name and health insurance ID number to buy...
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Ohio court says insurers can access medical records
The Ohio Supreme Court gave an insurer the right to review a physician’s patient records without violating the physician-patient privilege, if...
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N.Y. court tosses fraud case on grounds of wrong venue
Today, the First Department unanimously reversed the conviction in People v. Lightbody (1st Dept. 5/28/2009), on the facts, finding that the...
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