Posts tagged Trust

• Insurance Companies Might Have to Play by the Same Rules As Other Industries After All

  David Mittleman | October 22, 2009 4:15 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I've been saying for months that we're not in a medical or health care crisis, we're in an INSURANCE CRISIS. It looks like the folks at Congress know what I'm talking about. Congress seems poised...

• Insurance Reform Now!!

  Wayne Parsons | October 17, 2009 1:29 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The most important consumer legislation in the last 50 years is presently moving in Congress with Senator Patrick Leahy, VT. leading the way. Senator Leahy Submits Legislation For Insurance Reform -...

• Senator Leahy Submits Legislation For Insurance Reform -

  Wayne Parsons | October 16, 2009 12:20 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In spite of all the hem-hawing and confusion surrounding American health care reform, one senator is taking initiative. Senator Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, has recently introduced the Health...

• Who is to blame? - Negligent Entrustment

  Doug Landau | August 12, 2009 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  “An unfit driver borrowed a friend’s car and hit me. Can I sue the friends for putting him behind the wheel?” In a recent Arlington Circuit Court case, the defendant allegedly...

• Don’t Give Your Car Keys to a Drunk or Careless Driver

  Tara Helms | July 09, 2009 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you do, you could be subject to liability for compensatory and punitive damages if that driver causes a wreck which results in personal injuries. All of us have a legal duty to the public, not to...

• Michigan Reaches $867 Million Settlement with Citigroup, Wachovia

  David Mittleman | April 16, 2009 2:54 PM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday, the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced that it has reached a settlement with financial sector giants Citigroup and Wachovia. According to OFIR...

• Luring Young Women To Smoke With Pink Campaign

  Eddie Farah | February 28, 2009 12:20 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A new campaign is revolting, even for the tobacco industry. The American Cancer Society is warning teen girls that they are being targeted with a new campaign dressed in pink. Don’t be...

• First Of Thousands Of Florida Smoker Lawsuits Since Engle Underway

  Eddie Farah | December 03, 2008 1:50 PM | 3 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Stuart Hess of Cooper City, Florida died of lung cancer at the age of 55 in 1997. His widow, Elaine, says Stuart tried to quit smoking. He tried Nicorette gum and hypnosis. He tried to quit cold...

• Raising the Tax On Cigarettes - It's About Time

  Eddie Farah | November 19, 2008 11:54 PM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It makes sense. Cigarettes cost the state of Florida about $6 billion a year in exorbitant health care costs associated with smoking - heart disease, cancers and hospitalizations, according to the...

• What will happen with Heath Ledger's $20M+ estate?

  Paul Romano | August 28, 2008 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Heath Ledger, star of the recent Batman film the Dark Knight who died of an accidental drug overdose on January 22, 2008, left an estate that may top $20M after proceeds of his most recent hit movie...