When Does a Payment Delay or Denial Amount to Insurance Bad Faith?
When you get injured or your vehicle, home, or property gets damaged due to forces beyond your control, filing an insurance claim is often your best (and perhaps your...
Read moreCalifornia Jury Awards $29 Million to Plaintiff in Johnson & Johnson Lawsuit
Earlier this month, a California jury awarded $29 million to Terry Leavitt, who sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming that asbestos was present in its talcum-based baby powder, causing her...
Read moreRoyal Caribbean Ordered to Pay $3.38 Million in Damages for Passenger Death
Last week, a federal jury in Miami found that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. owes $3.38 million to the family of a passenger who died of a heart attack on...
Read morePunitive Damages Ruling Overturned in Engle Progeny Tobacco Case
Earlier this month, a Florida appeals court overturned a ruling which held that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was to pay a $5 million punitive damage award to the...
Read moreCalifornia Court Rules HIV Drug Personal Injury Cases May Proceed
Earlier this week, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles held that a personal injury lawsuit against Gilead Sciences Inc. may proceed, causing HIV patients across the...
Read moreFamily of Woman Killed by Driverless Uber Files Claim Against City
The family of the woman struck and killed in Tempe, Arizona by a self-driving car last year has filed a Notice of Claim, which is a precursor to a...
Read moreWoman Sues Portland Gym after Husband Dies on Treadmill
Stacy Rutledge is suing 24 Hour Fitness in Portland, Oregon after her husband collapsed and died while using a treadmill on December 21, 2017. The lawsuit claims that 24...
Read moreTesla Sued for Death of 18-Year-Old
Earlier this month, the family of an 18-year-old boy, Edgar Monserratt Martinez, who was killed in an explosive crash on May 8, 2018, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against...
Read moreProgressive Insurance Settles $22 Million Lawsuit Due to Alleged Bad Faith
Progressive American Insurance (“Progressive”) recently settled a bath faith lawsuit with the guardians of a child injured in a car accident by Earl Lloyd, a Progressive policyholder. Progressive faced...
Read moreApple FaceTime Car Crash Lawsuit Dismissed
Last month, a lawsuit blaming Apple for a child’s death in a car crash was dismissed by the California Appeals Court 6th Appellate District in Santa Clara County. The...
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