WYOMING BILL WOULD FORCE REPORTING WHEN POLICIES LAPSE.
A bill in the Wyoming Legislature would require insurers to report
cancellations, non-renewals and issuance of auto liability policies
within 10 days.
Insurers oppose the bill, SF0020, on grounds . . .
VIRGINIA COMPROMISE WOULD HELP COMMUNITY HOSPITALS.
The Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee has approved a
compromise proposal to ease the burden of malpractice insurance premiums
on high-risk doctors and community hospitals.
The . . .
TENNESSEE REGULATOR FILES RICO SUIT OVER INSURERS'
FAILURES.
Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Paula Flower has filed a federal
lawsuit against Reciprocal of America and related companies, charging
them with violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and . . .
SOUTH CAROLINA BILL WOULD TAP SECOND INJURY FUND.
The South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee has approved a
budget provision that would appropriate $40 million from the Second
Injury Fund for general revenues and eventually eliminate the . . .
PENNSYLVANIA BILL WOULD HELP GUARANTY ASSOCIATIONS.
The Pennsylvania Senate has approved legislation that would help
guaranty associations by ensuring that large commercial policyholders
whose policies carry large deductibles remain responsible for . . .
OKLAHOMA COMMISSIONER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has been indicted on
felony charges that include embezzling more than $40,000 from the
Insurance Department's Continuing Education Fund.
Fisher and . . .
NEW YORK'S TOP COURT LIMITS SUBROGATION RECOVERY.
The statute of limitations for a subrogation action by an insurer
starts from the date of the accident, not the date when the first of the
affected benefits were paid, the New York Court of Appeals . . .
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BAR ON SUITS BY
UNINSURED.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional
challenge to the state's law forbidding uninsured motorists who are
injured in accidents from filing suit to recover damages.
"We are . . .
AAA FINDS CAR CRASHES MORE LIKELY TO KILL ELDERLY
DRIVERS.
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a study showing
drivers in their late 50s and early 60s are among the nation's
safest drivers but those 65 and older are likely to get into . . .
PFIZER STOPS SELLING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO CANADIAN
DRUGSTORES.
Pfizer Inc. has stopped selling prescription drugs to Canadian
mail-order pharmacies thought to be reimporting the drugs into the
United States at a cheaper price than American consumers would have . . .
TENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS FCC-FTC "DO NOT CALL"
LIST.
A three judge panel of the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has
unanimously upheld the "Do Not Call" list as constitutional
and found the Federal Communications Commission's established
business . . .
DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER SUES DOJ, ASHCROFT FOR "GROSS
MISMANAGEMENT".
Richard G. Convertino, a 15-year veteran prosecutor for the
Department of Justice, has filed suit against Attorney General John
Ashcroft and other top Justice Department officials for . . .
MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT LIMITS JOINDER IN PROPULSID
CASE.
In a major victory for corporate defendants, the Mississippi
Supreme Court has spelled out strict limits to the state's
substitute for class action - its "permissive joinder" rule -
and left only . . .
FRIST NOT EXPECTED TO GET 60 VOTES ON MEDMAL CLOTURE
VOTE.
Despite his attempts to persuade senators to vote for a medical
malpractice bill limited to capping damage awards to providers of
obstetrical and gynecological services rather than all . . .
BUSH MAKES 2nd RECESS APPOINTMENT, NAMES PRYOR TO 11th
CIRCUIT.
President Bush made his second recess federal judicial appointment
late Feb. 20, naming Alabama Attorney General William H. Pryor Jr. to
the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals while Congress.
. . .
VIRGINIA WOMAN PREVAILS IN SUIT OVER CREDIT
INVESTIGATION.
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict
in favor of a Virginia woman who sued the giant credit-card company MBNA
and the three major credit reporting agencies after her . . .
WYOMING HOUSE PANEL VOTES TO LIMIT CLAIMS INFORMATION.
The Wyoming House Corporations Committee has voted to approve
legislation opposed by insurers that would limit industry use of loss
histories on homes.
Insurers object to provisions of HB 0040 . . .
WASHINGTON STATE JUDGES BALK AT HANDLING LAWSUIT.
A lawsuit against the city of Tacoma, WA, for alleged negligence in
hiring David Brame as sheriff has been moved to neighboring King County
because eight of Pierce County Superior Court's 21 judges . . .
WASHINGTON STATE SENATE PASSES TORT REFORM BILL.
The Washington State Senate passed a comprehensive tort reform bill
Feb. 10 by a vote of 27-22, limiting liability of doctors, builders,
governments and manufacturers in a variety of ways.
The . . .
SD AND WV SUED BY COUNCIL OVER THEIR COUNTER-SIGNATURE
LAWS.
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers has filed suit in
South Dakota and West Virginia as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands
challenging their statutes precluding out-of-state insurance . . .
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