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Class action antitrust suit brought against title insurers in NY federal court

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 29 2008

By complaint dated February 1, 2008, four named individuals commenced a class action lawsuit against fourteen (14) title insurance companies in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York alleging violations of antitrust laws

Intel commences action against its insurer for coverage of antitrust litigation under "advertising liability" provision of policy

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 29 2009

On January 23, 2009, Intel Corp. filed suit against American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company (“AGLI”), in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that AGLI owes a duty to defend Intel in its antitrust litigation with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (“AMD”

Connecticut Supreme Court: State has standing to pursue parens patriae antitrust claim for damages to its general economy

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2008

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that the State has standing to pursue a parens patriae antitrust claim for damages to its general economy against defendant insurance brokerage and consulting firms

Court approves Marsh’s $69 million settlement in insurance brokerage antitrust class actions

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 23 2009

A federal district court in New Jersey has granted final approval of a $69 million settlement by Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. and other Marsh defendants in In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, 2:04-cv-5184 (D.N.J.), and In re Employee Benefit Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, 2:04-cv-1079 (D.N.J

Third Circuit affirms approval of settlements in consolidated insurance brokerage antitrust litigation

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 14 2009

In a 94-page opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the approval of the class settlement of certain consolidated cases of alleged insurance brokerage antitrust litigation arising from the New York Attorney General "bid-rigging" investigation in 2004

Motion to dismiss filed in brokerage antitrust litigation

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 3 2007

In an effort to defeat plaintiffs' claims for a third -- and hopefully final -- time, insurer and broker defendants recently filed motions to dismiss the Second Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaints filed in In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 04-5184, MDL 1663 (D.N.J.) (GEB) ("MDL 1663"

Xactimate update: court dismisses all claims

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 16 2009

As reported in previous issues of Expect Focus, Louisiana’s Attorney General filed suit against several property insurers, alleging that they conspired and colluded among themselves, and with co-defendants Xactware, Inc., Insurance Services Office, Inc. and McKinsey & Company Inc., to artificially reduce the value of property claims by manipulating a claim database used as an industry reference

Oregon Attorney General settles state antitrust claims with insurer

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 29 2007

On October 26, 2007, Oregon AG Hardy Myers announced a settlement with ACE Group Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("ACE") over allegations of improper, fictitious quoting and steering of insurance businesses

Louisiana AG files state antitrust suit against insurers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 9 2007

On November 8, 2007, Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced that his office filed a petition in New Orleans Civil District Court suit against Allstate Insurance Company, Lafayette Insurance Company, Xactware, Inc., Marshall & SwiftBoeckh, LLC, Insurance Services Office, Inc., State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, USAA Casualty Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Standard Fire Insurance Company and McKinsey & Company for alleged violations of the Louisiana Monopolies Act

Caterpillar sues Aon alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 22 2007

On October 12, 2007, Caterpillar filed suit (the “Complaint”) against Aon Corporation, Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Illinois, and Aon Re Global, Inc. (“Aon”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois