Anthem Class Action
A federal class action accuses Anthem of improperly denying claims for emergency services under ERISA plans.
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Insurer Loses Appeal Over Pedophile-Priest Settlements
The Second Circuit affirmed Wednesday that an insurer should have indemnified the Hartford Roman Catholic Diocese for its settlements with four victims of pedophile priests from the 1970s and 1980s.
Read moreBreastfeeding Security Guard Prevails in Insurance Spat
A mall security guard found vindication at Europe’s highest court on Wednesday in her bid for acknowledgement of the special risks she would face if made to work night shifts while breastfeeding.
Read moreLawsuit Claims Trump Trying to Limit Health Care for Some Insured
Patient advocates and healthcare groups sued the Trump administration Friday for what they claim is a move to curb health insurance access to people with pre-existing conditions.
Read moreOne Year Later, Hurricane Irma’s Fallout Looms Large in Florida Courts
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CN) – On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s landfall in the Sunshine State, homeowners’ claims
Read moreJudge to Weigh NRA’s Free-Speech Case Against New York
Fending off claims that it tried to bankrupt the National Rifle Association, attorneys for the state of New York will press a federal judge Monday to dismiss the gun lobby’s free-speech suit.
Read moreFederal Judge Hears GOP Effort to Kill Obamacare
As protesters chanted outside the courthouse, a federal judge in Texas heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block Obamacare as Texas’ lawsuit to invalidate the health care law on a technicality moves forward.
Read moreEU Court Cracks Down on Insurance Slip for Operable Car
A woman in Portugal is set to face massive liability for a fatal wreck following a ruling by the EU’s top court Tuesday about her obligation to insure the vehicle she no longer drove.
Read moreDetroit Mayor Calls for End of Michigan’s No-Fault Insurance
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and eight Detroit-area residents alleged in federal court Thursday that the unreasonably high premiums of Michigan’s mandatory no-fault insurance coverage violates due process and is therefore unconstitutional.
Read moreSix States Win Refund of Obamacare Fees
A federal judge in Texas ordered the government Tuesday evening to pay back six states nearly $840 million in questionable Obamacare fees on state Medicaid programs.
Read moreIrish Insurance Squabble
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice cleared the way Tuesday for FBD Insurance to seek damages from Ireland over its settlement with David Smith after he was seriously injured in a 1999 car accident.
Read moreOusted Tennessee Lawmaker Fights for Retirement Benefits
Facing skepticism from a Sixth Circuit panel, a lawyer representing a former lawmaker expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for sexual harassment allegations argued he had standing to sue the state in federal court because it took away his pension and lifetime health insurance.
Read moreRetirees Win One
A California appeals court found it improper Wednesday that a judge decertified a class of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory retirees who claim the Regents of the University of California cheated them of university-sponsored group health insurance.
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Class Sues Unum Group After ‘Disappointing’ First Q 2018 Results
(CN) – Tennessee-based insurance firm Unum Group faces a class action lawsuit after suffering a 17 percent stock drop in
Read moreStates Stand Down
Finding a contingency plan to keep health insurance premiums steady has been successful, 19 state attorneys general on Wednesday voluntarily dismissed a challenge of the Trump administration’s gutting of Affordable Care Act subsidies for low-income Americans.
Read moreInsurance Fraud
Geico brought a federal complaint Tuesday to recover more than $1.5 million from entities that claimed to have provided psychological and psychotherapy services to insured individuals who were involved in car collisions.
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