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Florida Attorney Driving Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Violated 14 Bar Rules: Judge
Embattled Florida attorney Scot Strems, who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party lawsuits against Florida property insurers over the last several years, has ...
COVID-19 Cruise Lawsuits Dismissed as Judge Warns of ‘Trivial Cases’
A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear of exposure to COVID-19, saying that allowing their cases to proceed ...
Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Suspended by Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by the Florida bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party ...
For Lemonade, Pink in Germany Is (at Least Temporarily) Verboten
Just months after expanding into Germany, the InsurTech Lemonade is in a tussle there over rights to use the color pink. Lemonade, which sells home and renters insurance electronically and relies on ...
Federal Judges Cracking Down on Cozy Class Action Deals
Federal judges in California are cracking down on warped incentives in class-action lawsuits, exerting tighter oversight of settlements that provide hefty fees for plaintiff lawyers but no meaningful ...
L.L. Bean Slapped With Breach of Warranty Suit After Ending Lifetime Return Policy
L.L. Bean Inc. is facing a breach of warranty lawsuit after changing its decades-old lifetime warranty, in what may be the first of many claims over the now-dead policy. The complaint, filed this ...
Tesla Will Fight Racial Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit
Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it would fight a class-action lawsuit filed against it earlier this week claiming the electric automaker's California production plant was a "hotbed for racist behavior." ...
Appeals Court Overturns $663M Trinity Guardrail Judgement
Trinity Industries Inc. won't have to pay a $663 million judgment that was awarded in a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging the company defrauded the U.S. government with a faulty highway guardrail ...