A bill proposed in the Texas Senate seeks to limit how Texas insurance policy holders can file lawsuits against insurers. State Senator Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, introduced Senate Bill 1628 last month. The bill would, according to Senator Taylor, “rein in hailstorm lawsuits” and other suits filed by Texas insurance policy holders against insurers who fail […]
Homeowners can expect to see their premiums for federal flood insurance rise by as much as 25 percent. A statement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that up to a million homeowners can expect to see increases in their annual flood insurance premiums. A spokesman for the agency, which manages the federal flood insurance […]
A New York City judge has allowed a woman to serve her husband with divorce papers via a Facebook direct message. Justice Matthew Cooper ruled that Ellanora Baidoo can serve her estranged husband, Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, with a divorce notice through the popular social media web site. The extraordinary ruling came after the judge found […]
A federal judge has denied a request to lift an injunction preventing President Obama’s immigration orders from going into effect. Judge Andrew Hanen is currently hearing a lawsuit regarding brought by 26 state attorney’s general seeking to block those immigration orders. Judge Hanen created the injunction in February while hearing the states’ cases. The judge […]
A Cincinnati-based obstetrician and gynecologist has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit brought against him by an Ohio widower in the wrongful death of his wife. Scott Stewart filed the medical malpractice lawsuit in 2012 against Dr. Kurt Froehlich. Mr. Stewart learned that the doctor prescribed his late wife, Summer, a diet of only 500 calories […]
A new bill proposed in the Texas Legislature may allow insurers to drag out the process of paying legitimate Texas homeowners insurance claims. House Bill 3646 contains some major revisions to the Texas homeowners insurance code. These changes include changing the deadlines for responding to claims from “consecutive days” to “business days,” as well as […]
A new bill that would bring sweeping changes to Texas property insurance law has raised the concerns of homeowners. House Bill 3646 seeks to revise the current Texas property insurance code and promises to protect policy holders from “unfair and deceptive practices.” However, some industry observers have noted that the changes would give some substantial […]
Two proposed bills in the Texas Legislature seek to limit when and how policy holders can file property insurance claims. House Bill 3646 and Senate Bill 1628 propose to institute changes to the Texas Insurance Code that would add “consumer protection” for policy holders seeking to file property insurance claims. However, some of the language […]
The House of Representatives recently passed a measure that would prohibit plaintiffs who file medical malpractice lawsuits from using federal patient ratings as evidence of poor or incompetent care. The measure, a provision in a bill that received overwhelming support, would bar patients from using physician performance ratings required by Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable […]