Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | L.L. Bean CEO Loses Legal Dispute with Maine Neighbors
Dec 2, 2011 -- The CEO of outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean has lost a legal battle with his neighbors over a stone wall and cedar stockade fence on his waterfront property in Cumberland. Maine's highest court sided with his neighbors in a three-year dispute and ... | | 2. | California Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Dec 2, 2011 -- An Orange County woman has been sentenced for committing $30 million in insurance fraud, described as one of the largest known workers compensation insurance fraud cases in California history. Prosecutors say Devon Lynn Kile's 10-year prison term ... | | 3. | Occupy Los Angeles Legacy: Stench, Trash, Property Damage
Dec 2, 2011 -- The reek of urine and unwashed bodies hung over the former Occupy Los Angeles camp Wednesday as masked sanitation workers hauled away 25 tons of debris from the barren lawns around City Hall. Collapsed and overturned tents, scattered bedding, ... | | 4. | Farmers Settles Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Oklahoma
Dec 1, 2011 -- A nationwide class action lawsuit filed against Farmers Insurance has been settled, according to the insurance giant. Plaintiffs alleged that Farmers failed to pay reasonable expenses for necessary medical services related to automobile accidents ... | | 5. | Over 460 Cars Damaged in Pennsylvania Turnpike Spill
Dec 1, 2011 -- Authorities say 464 motorists have reported damage from last week's 40-mile driveway-sealant spill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A leaking valve on a tanker spread the gooey substance over the eastbound lanes of the turnpike in western Pennsylvania. ... | | 6. | Can Damage Caps Limit Medical Malpractice Exposure
Dec 1, 2011 -- Can tort reform limiting damages in medical malpractice lawsuits reduce claims? Yes, according to Tom Baker, JD, a professor of law and health sciences at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. "Damage caps do reduce liability insurance losses ... | | 7. | Vermont High Court Rules State Police Can Be Sued
Nov 30, 2011 -- Two Vermont State Police troopers who went to the wrong house when asked the check on the welfare of an elderly woman can be sued over her death from hypothermia, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Troopers Travis Valcourt and Francis LaBombard III ... | | 8. | Blast Tied to Tofu Pan Puzzles Oregon Officials
Nov 30, 2011 -- Fire investigators in Portland, Ore., are trying to figure out how cleaning a pan of tofu could cause an explosion that broke out a window and resulted in $15,000 of damage. Fire Bureau spokesman Paul Corah tells The Oregonian that a woman in the ... | | 9. | Workers' Compensation System's 'Elephant in the Room'
Nov 29, 2011 -- The workers' compensation system has evolved and survived for 100 years but it could face tough challenges in the coming years as the country struggles to dig itself out of the deep recession. The recession has caused an "unprecedented ... | | 10. | The Future of Class Action Lawsuits
Nov 29, 2011 -- There were several key court decisions relating to class action lawsuits this year that may affect adjusters in their jobs. According to Howard S. Suskin, co-chair of Jenner & Block's class action practice and moderator of a session at the ... | | |
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