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Many policy holders believe that their “comprehensive” homeowners insurance coverage provides protection for every possible disaster. While the standard homeowners insurance coverage does protect against problems such as fire, storm damage, and theft, even the best policies do not cover every foreseeable issue a homeowner could encounter. Natural disasters, exterior structures, and even insect...

In response to an immigration lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of 26 states, President Barack Obama claimed that he would win and that his controversial executive orders on undocumented immigrants would stand. Earlier this week, he told the New York Times that, “The law is on our side.” The immigration lawsuit has been contested in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...

A Buffalo, New York, resident filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after her husband was wrongfully declared dead. Tammy Cleveland claims in her medical malpractice lawsuit that her husband, Michael, suffered a heart attack in October 2014. The emergency room physician pronounced Mr. Cleveland dead minutes after his arrival. Mrs. Cleveland maintains that he was still showing signs of life, even...

Swedish automaker Volvo recently released a statement saying that the company would accept the burden of auto accident liability when one of its self-driving cars is involved in a collision. Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo’s president and CEO, made the statement last week in Washington, D.C., during a presentation on autonomous vehicles. German auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and internet titan...

A report from the Insurance Information Institute showed that only 14 percent of American homeowners also have flood insurance policies. The low number may be attributed to the misconception that flood insurance is included in the standard homeowners insurance policies. This misunderstanding can lead to devastating consequences when floods occur. Homeowners in South Carolina, a state where...

A billionaire Chicago hedge fund manager reached a divorce settlement with is now-ex-wife, just a day before a trial over the couple’s prenuptial agreement was scheduled to start. Attorneys for Ken Griffin, founder and chief executive officer of the investment firm Citadel, and his ex-wife, Anne Dias Griffin, announced that the couple had agreed to a divorce settlement. The...

A federal judge in Austin heard arguments on an immigration lawsuit regarding a recent policy. The suit revolves around a policy change concerning a specific identification form, known as a “matricula consular”, used by undocumented immigrants. The immigration lawsuit claims that the state’s refusal to accept the “matricula” form prevents undocumented parents of Texas-born children from...

A Wisconsin man who lost his sister to medical malpractice is pursuing a bill that would require cameras in operating rooms. Wade Ayer of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, lost his sister, Julie Ayer Rubenzer, in 2003. He and the family sued a Florida doctor for medical malpractice when they learned that the anesthesiologist at her breast implant procedure gave her an overdose of the anesthetic Propofol....

Nearly every state requires its drivers to have some form of auto insurance coverage. However, some drivers may not be aware of the protections offered by their policies. The terminology involved in writing auto insurance policies can be confusing to non-professionals. When drivers are involved in accidents, they may not be aware that they lack sufficient auto insurance coverage to compensate...

An Ohio cardiologist who was the target of several medical malpractice lawsuits was convicted of performing unnecessary surgical procedures and overbilling Medicare and other insurers. A Cleveland jury convicted Dr. Harry Persaud of 13 counts of making false medical statements, as well as at least one count of health-care fraud and money laundering. The unnecessary procedures also made the...