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Seen in Insurance Journal: The American Bar Association says the Illinois Supreme Court was right in striking down as unconstitutional the caps on non-economic damage awards in medical malpractice cases. Insurer groups, however, say the decision will add to rising health care costs and stymie the economic climate in the state. In an opinion filed on Feb. [...] 
Via @JohnLobert I came across an article in the Salt Lake Tribune reminding us that if/when Congress passes health care reform, the political battle won’t be over; it’ll just change venues: Republicans, led by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, are challenging the very constitutionality of the health reform bill, focusing on a requirement that every American buy [...] 
I remember one of the thoughts I had as New Orleans flooded after Katrina was “the lawsuits from this are going to go on for years”. The New York Times has a taste of that this weekend, looking at some Katrina aftermath in the hospital med mal arena: The LaCoste trial is set to begin on [...] 
If you’ve been paying attention, you knew that at some point, lawyers were going to get involved in the fuss over the antics climate researchers at East Anglia University are alleged to have engaged in. Over at Watts Up With That, a reader has shared a memo that circulated at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River [...] 
Seen on the newswires: The suburban Detroit woman is suing Northwest Airlines, saying she injured her knee while trying to get settled in a middle seat. The 58-year-old Kuhn says she wrenched her knee while trying to climb over an armrest that wouldn’t go up. Her husband, Gayl, said Monday that she used crutches during their stay [...]
While waiting for NASA to bomb the moon this morning, I encountered a couple of examples of the Olympic Committees perhaps needing an encounter with a clue-by-four when it comes to the concept of fair use and social media. First, seen at the Inquisitr: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sent a cease and desist notice [...] 
The American Academy of Actuaries has put out a press release, announcing the apparent end of the U.S. actuarial profession’s own courtroom drama: The American Academy of Actuaries announced today that the Academy and Bruce D. Schobel have agreed to resolve the lawsuit filed on Sept. 1, 2009. The Academy indicated that the resolution of the lawsuit [...]
I’m continuing to refrain from making much comment on the ongoing mess, but I would again be remiss if I didn’t mention that the AAA has released a statement on its website regarding recent events: As you may have read, on September 1, 2009, Bruce D. Schobel filed a lawsuit against the Academy in the United [...]
Skimming through online reactions, I was reminded of one additional point I wanted to make about the President’s speech tonight. Stealing Meagan McArdle’s paraphrase: Obama says he doesn’t want to demonize insurance companies–he just wants to hold them accountable. This is the best line of the night. For those of us who obtain health insurance through work, the [...]
Via the New York Times: The legal advocacy group that successfully argued for sex-same marriage in Massachusetts intends to file suit here on Tuesday seeking some federal benefits for spouses in such marriages.[…] The plaintiffs in the suit include eight couples and three widowers, all of whom were married in Massachusetts after the state began allowing same-sex [...] |
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