Posts tagged bad faith

• 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...

• Second Circuit chief judge rules no requirement of "bad faith" finding for attorney fees reward.

  Wayne Parsons | September 08, 2009 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Law.com (9/8, Wise) reports, A finding of 'subjective bad faith' is not a prerequisite for an award of attorney fees in a dismissed market manipulation case subject to a 1995 law designed to curb...

• Hawaii Headline: "Insurer punished for failing to pay claim"

  Wayne Parsons | January 16, 2009 2:03 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Tom Finnegan reports that Kauai judge Randal Valenciano has ordered Hawaii Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (HEMIC), an insurance company that advertises heavily in the Hawaiian Islands, to pay...