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An insurer canceled the policy of an elderly widow after it denied her fire insurance claim. Josephine DiCioccio had been living in her house for over 40 years until an electrical fire in February. Mrs. DiCioccio filed a fire insurance claim with her insurer in the hopes of recovering enough to repair the damage to her nearly-lifelong investment. Instead, the insurer claimed that the amount...

The legal wrangling in the divorce case between “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf and his second wife, Christine, has been going on for twelve years with no end in sight. The couple has been fighting over an agreement between the successful television producer and NBC that would have been worth more than $1.5 billion. The divorce case also involves substantial assets from Mr. Wolf’s...

At least a dozen highly-skilled immigrants have filed an immigration lawsuit against the U.S. State Department over a last-minute denial of their permanent residency applications. The permanent residency program, better known as a “green card”, allows immigrants with specific skills to stay in the country. The immigration lawsuit alleges that the State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and...

A federal lawsuit filed by auto body shops claims that the auto insurance carriers will only cover repairs that use after-market parts. The auto insurance lawsuit alleges that the parts that auto insurance companies cover are less safe than new parts. The suit claims that the difference between new and after-market parts reduces the insurer’s costs, but places both the repairs shops and...

The council for a Louisiana parish recently passed a resolution asking its local legislators to seek relief for residents’ high homeowners insurance rates. The Terrebonne Parish Council authorized a resolution calling for the its state representatives and other officials to support decreases in homeowners insurance rates in coastal areas. Parish leaders are hoping to restrict the...

A Pennsylvania woman faces felony kidnapping charges in her child custody case. Brittany Joseph of Dunbar, Pennsylvania, has been charged with kidnap for ransom and interfering with a child custody case. Magisterial District Judge Michael Metros upgraded the misdemeanor child custody charge to a felony. The judge upgraded the charge after learning Ms. Joseph took the child from her home state...

Attorneys for a New Mexico county jail filed a motion in an immigration lawsuit involving the detaining of illegal immigrants. The motion seeks to prevent the U.S. government from removing itself as a defendant in an ongoing immigration lawsuit. Attorneys with the San Juan County jail allege that federal authorities are seeking to “disclaim responsibility” for its previous practice of using...

An article in the Annals of Internal Medicine cites numerous instances of unprofessional behavior in medical malpractice complaints. The article includes stories from medical students, residents and interns describing abusive, violent and sexual behavior among higher-level medical professionals. The spectrum of medical malpractice complaints run from an anesthesiologist who was accused of...

Reports of the recent VW diesel scandal revealed that the German automaker cheated on its emissions testing for thousands of its popular diesel vehicles. Representatives admitted that the company applied a “defeat device” to vehicles that underwent emissions tests by authorities in the U.S. and Europe. Vehicles with the device showed emissions within the permissible ranges. However, the VW...

When shopping for a policy, many potential customers tend to think of some popular auto insurance myths and how they could affect their coverage. These myths can determine how customers shop for a policy, what kind of coverage they receive, and how much they pay from premiums. A recent poll highlighted how these auto insurance myths can alter a customer’s perceptions. Experts with the...