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Even under the best of circumstances, divorce can be a harrowing process. From the emotional impact of a lost relationship, to the logistical nightmare of dealing with the court system, almost no aspect of divorce is easy to handle. One of the biggest issues many divorcing spouses face lies in dealing with their financial situations. One spouse may target the assets of the more affluent...

An investigative report from an Ohio television station revealed how some doctors and hospitals hide medical malpractice incidents from patients. The report showed how thousands of disciplinary actions against physicians, many of them including medical malpractice cases, are kept hidden from public access. The report also examined how physicians and hospitals are allowed to keep such...

Several homeowners in Massachusetts are still dealing with unpaid homeowners insurance claims from last winter’s storms. The state’s Attorney General’s office had received nearly 100 complaints about home insurance companies in the past year. Dozens of these complaints involve unpaid homeowners insurance claims from winter storm damage. Some complaints include allegations...

Thousands of Maryland drivers have filed complaints with the state’s insurance board against State Farm over unfair auto insurance rate increases. The complaints state that the auto insurance rate increases were due to accidents where the policy holders were found not to be at fault. Some complaints have also claimed that the insurer raised their rates due to a single emergency road...

The sound and fury that often accompany a bitter child custody case can cause parents, attorneys and judges to lose their focus on the most vital issue: the best interests of the child. The emotional baggage that parents can carry into a child custody case can affect everyone around them. The children in these cases are often caught in the crossfire. Meanwhile, their welfare depends on the...

An Illinois couple won a $14.3 million judgment against the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer. Alizabeth and Elvin Hana won a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that ISMIE Mutual Insurance acted in bad faith. The judgment includes $1.35 million in compensatory damages, as well as $13 million in punitive damages against the medical malpractice insurer. An attorney for the...

Obama administration officials announced that they plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that blocked last year’s executive orders. Officials with the Justice Department stated that they want the appeals court decision on the Obama immigration lawsuit reversed. The lower court’s decision on the Obama immigration lawsuit overruled the...

Auto repair shops across the country have filed auto insurance lawsuits claiming that carriers have forced them to use aftermarket parts for their repairs. A report from a Boston TV station showed that auto body shops in 19 states have filed auto insurance lawsuits against numerous insurance providers. The report also found that these auto insurance lawsuits against insurance providers could...

A recent homeowners insurance lawsuit showed how insurers use the terms of their policies to deny claims for structural damage. Last month, the California Court of Appeals for the Second District ruled in a homeowners insurance lawsuit that a property owner could not file a claim on a house that had structural damage to its second story. Repairs to the structure would have cost the homeowner...

In a 5-4 vote, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that same-sex divorce is legal and should be recognized throughout the state. A lower court judge refused to grant the same-sex divorce, so Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham appealed her case to the state’s Supreme Court. The five justices who voted in favor of the divorce cited the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges,...