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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 20, 2011
Corporate interests and the plaintiff’s bar are using a new Government Accountability Office study on asbestos trusts to renew their battle over whether the trusts should be required to be more specific in disclosing claims-settlement data.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 17, 2011
Legislation that would impose federal limits on medical liability lawsuits is headed to the House floor, and could be voted on within several weeks.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 11, 2011
Markup of legislation that would impose federal limits on medical liability lawsuits was delayed on Wednesday, when Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee challenged the constitutionality of the proposed legislation.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 1, 2010
Legislation repealing the antitrust exemption afforded health insurers through the McCarran-Ferguson Act, but keeping the shield intact for medical malpractice carriers, was approved overwhelmingly last week by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 24, 2010
The House overwhelmingly approved legislation repealing the antitrust exemption afforded health insurers through the McCarran-Ferguson Act--but further action on the legislation is unlikely.
