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9 05, 2023

7th Circuit: D&O Insurer Must Pay Settlement for Drugmaker’s Kickback Case

By | May 9th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 7th Circuit: D&O Insurer Must Pay Settlement for Drugmaker’s Kickback Case

Federal Insurance Co. must pay the $10 million policy limit in a directors and officers policy issued to Astellas Pharma, despite the carrier’s assertion that Illinois public policy forbids it from reimbursing the drugmaker for the cost of settling allegations …

27 02, 2023

La. Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

By | February 27th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on La. Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making misrepresentations …

21 02, 2023

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Accuses Hurricane Claim Law Firm of Fraud

By | February 21st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Accuses Hurricane Claim Law Firm of Fraud

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Friday that his department issued a cease-and-desist order to McClenny, Moseley & Associates, a Houston-based law firm that filed more than 1,500 hurricane-damage lawsuits in the state — many which duplicated filings made by …

16 02, 2023

Houston Law Firm Paid Almost $14M for ‘Prescreened’ Client Leads

By | February 16th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Houston Law Firm Paid Almost $14M for ‘Prescreened’ Client Leads

The McClenny Moseley law firm agreed to pay $3,000 to $3,500 in advance for each prospective client referred to it by a marketing firm, at a total cost of nearly $14 million, according to documents submitted this week to a …

15 02, 2023

Nebraska Supreme: Rental Car Customer Doesn’t Owe Avis for ‘Voluntary’ Payment

By | February 15th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Nebraska Supreme: Rental Car Customer Doesn’t Owe Avis for ‘Voluntary’ Payment

No one threatened to sue Avis Rent a Car after Roynetta McDavid’s little sister borrowed her rental car without permission and smashed it into another vehicle. But a claims handler for the company paid three people who were hurt in …

3 02, 2023

Illinois Supreme Ct.: 5-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Biometric Privacy Claims

By | February 3rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Illinois Supreme Ct.: 5-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Biometric Privacy Claims

Plaintiffs have five years to file claims to allege violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments by business advocates that a one-year statute of limitations should apply. In a 5-0 decision, the …

1 02, 2023

Insurers Leery of Hyundais and Kias Famous on Social Media for Being Easy to Steal

By | February 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurers Leery of Hyundais and Kias Famous on Social Media for Being Easy to Steal

Social media influencers and an insurance industry think tank are giving Hyundai and Kia vehicles the worst kind of publicity: Many of the cars the company sold are easy to steal. In the past week, newspapers and television news producers …

2 02, 2023

McClenny Moseley Sanctioned by 3rd La. Judge for Duplicate Filings

By | February 2nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on McClenny Moseley Sanctioned by 3rd La. Judge for Duplicate Filings

Attorneys for McClenny Moseley & Associates appeared in a New Orleans courtroom Wednesday to explain why they claimed to represent a homeowner who says she didn’t hire the law firm, but did sign some paperwork handed to her by a …

1 02, 2023

Kansas High Court Reverses $3.4M Bad Faith Judgment Against Insurer

By | February 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Kansas High Court Reverses $3.4M Bad Faith Judgment Against Insurer

An insurer’s duty to act in good faith and with reasonable care does not necessarily include a requirement to begin settlement negotiations before a claim is filed, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled. The high court affirmed a panel decision by …

27 01, 2023

Wisc. Court: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident

By | January 27th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Wisc. Court: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident

The mother of a baby girl who was killed by her father may pursue a claim against the father’s insurer because of unresolved questions, including whether the death was an accident, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a …