A rise in homeowners insurance rates due to winter storms has caused a rash of complaints among policy holders in Massachusetts. A recent Boston Globe report showed that homeowners insurance rates across the state have risen by nearly ten percent. The rise in insurance premiums has prompted both consumer groups and the state attorney general’s […]
The Florida Supreme Court will hear a case involving a medical malpractice lawsuit that claims a woman’s doctor is responsible for her eventual suicide. The court will decide if the medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Joseph Chirillo should proceed. The suit claims that Dr. Chirillo failed to treat Jacqueline Granicz for depression prior to her […]
The senior insurance authority for the state of Pennsylvania warned property owners that their homeowners insurance policies could be canceled. Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller advised homeowners that they should comply with requests by insurance companies regarding property hazards. The advisory requests that property owners remove or repair hazards that could lead to potential cancellation […]
An increase in auto accidents in Ohio has prompted some carriers to increase their auto insurance rates across the state. A report from the Ohio Department of Public Safety showed that the number of auto accidents rose by 7 percent last year. The rate of fatal accidents has risen by more than 10 percent through […]
When infidelity in a marriage leads to divorce, the children from that marriage can suffer as much emotional damage as either spouse. The news surrounding the unauthorized access of the database of the online dating site Ashley Madison has made headlines across the country. However, a recent report showed that many spouses cheat on their […]
An attorney for an immigrants rights group claims in an immigration lawsuit that U.S. Border Patrol agents destroyed evidence showing that the agency held immigrants in unsafe and unclean cells. Harold McElhinny told U.S. District Court Judge David Bury that the agency showed “reckless disregard” by recording over video files that showed the conditions in […]
A former football player for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a neurosurgeon he claims botched his spinal surgery and cost him his potential professional football career. Beau Orth, a defensive back and linebacker for the Runnin’ Rebels football team, filed the medical malpractice lawsuit after he learned that a […]
A recent report showed that insurance carrier Allstate filed a patent for a new auto insurance device that would measure numerous aspects of a driver’s environment. The patented auto insurance device would measure everything from the driver’s vital signs to weather conditions to car stereo volume. The insurance giant claims that the device would “better […]
A Minnesota couple were denied a homeowners insurance quote after they mentioned on their application that they had adopted a pit bull dog. Michael Quinones and his fiancee, Samm Adams, applied for a new homeowners insurance policy after they adopted a pit bull from a local animal shelter. They learned that several carriers have internal […]
A short hearing in a Fort Worth courtroom marked one of the first same-sex divorce cases in Texas. District Judge William Harris presided over the five-minute hearing that granted the same-sex divorce to Cori Jo Long and Brooke Powell. The divorce ended the couple’s five-year marriage, which began in New Hampshire in 2010. However, the […]