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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Oregon immigration lawsuit filed this week claims that the vote on a 2014 ballot measure denying undocumented immigrants from obtaining Oregon driver cards is unconstitutional. The Oregon immigration lawsuit alleges that the defeated ballot measure, known as Measure 88, “arbitrarily” prevents undocumented immigrants from obtaining drivers’ licenses. The suit claims that the immigrants were […]
A Wisconsin state senator drafted a medical malpractice bill that would allow parents of adult children to sue doctors for wrongful death. Wisconsin State Senator Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, proposed a medical malpractice bill that would give parents of unmarried children up to 27 years old the right to pursue legal actions against doctors and […]
Insurance giant Allstate recently filed a patent for a plan to calculate auto insurance rates based on a driver’s habits, rather than their driving records. The patent would allow the insurance carrier to use “telematics” data to determine auto insurance rates. The data would come from equipment installed in the vehicles, as well as from […]
A home mortgage is often the largest single purchase a married couple can make together. When the couple faces divorce, the problems involved with a shared mortgage can be just as daunting. In many cases, the couple will agree to sell the house and split the profits. However, when one spouse wants to live in […]