A New York federal judge has thrown out a securities class action case against Eli Lilly that challenged the drug manufacturer’s alleged misrepresentations about its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa, holding that the plaintiffs failed to file their suit within the two-year statute of limitations. The decision turned on the standard for determining when the plaintiffs “reasonably should have known” …

Two sets of lawyers on the same side of a case against Progressive Insurance got into an ugly fight over fees that produced an award of nearly $3 million and an ethics report to the Florida Bar. Judge David Crow awarded the fees plus interest to three law firms that claimed they were cheated by the attorneys who filed the suit against the insurer. Crow found the original lawyers concocted a …

Most insured drivers in Florida are aware of Personal Injury Protection – or PIP – coverage. But have you heard of “pup” coverage? One insurance provider is offering car insurance for man’s best friend … and cats, too.

The South Beach Diet by cardiologist Arthur Agatston has been wildly popular since it arrived in 2003 and promoted a diet that cuts back on artery-clogging fat and processed carbohydrates. But the honeymoon may be over with Agatston’s latest book. The South Beach Diet Supercharged, just out, is drawing fire from several top national exercise researchers.

Boston police have been standing watch at fire headquarters as thousands of department documents are copied and turned over to the FBI, the Boston Herald reported in its Wednesday edition. The documents are being handed over as part of a probe into alleged disability and pension fraud in the Boston Fire Department.

28/04/2008 10:30:00 Business Wire Ringler Radio, the four-year-old Internet radio production arm of Ringler Associates(R), the insurance industry s largest structured settlement firm, has released its latest production, “Vaccines & Litigation Issues,” according to company President and CEO Robert J.

VEGUITA — Military reports say Pfc. Henry George Byrd III’s death in Iraq was a result of heatstroke and multiple organ failure but, 10 months later, his father is still asking questions, trying to determine if that is indeed all there is to the story.

Originally published in The 2007/08 URMIA Journal , published annually by the University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA).

A bill being considered by the Michigan legislature would let motorists save up to 16 percent on their auto insurance by choosing less medical coverage. Michigan is the only state to require unlim

Just days after a tense public forum, the two candidates for the N.C. House of Representatives seat in district 95 are sparring again. This time, incumbent Karen Ray and Mooresville lawyer Grey Mills are trading barbs over two direct-mail advertisements that Ray has sent to voters.