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- Sore point: trial attorney Mike Eidson plans a national counterattack against detractors.(big payouts after the passing of Driver Privacy Protection Act)
- Mike Eidson, a veteran south Florida product-liability attorney, wishes that when Floridians thought about trial lawyers, they'd think about guys like his friend Gary Pajcic of Jacksonville. Jacksonville leaders were stunned in August when Pajcic died suddenly at age 58 of a rare form...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Oklahoma uninsured driver bill dies
- State Sen. James A. Williamson, R-Tulsa, said his bill to protect Oklahomans from uninsured motorists is dead for the session after it failed to get a committee hearing. Senate Bill 1445 would have required drivers to display a decal on their vehicles verifying that they had insurance, making...
- Research articles 2006-03-07
- After Katrina, US drivers feel the pain
- WASHINGTON AFP — A summer of pain for US drivers battling sky-high oil prices intensified in the devastating wake of Hurricane Katrina as petrol stations saw panic buying and lengthening queues. US President George W. Bush, after ordering the release of emergency government supplies of crude to hard-pressed refineries,...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Katrina brings sky-high fuel prices, shortages to US
- WASHINGTON AFP — US petrol stations saw panic buying and lengthening queues as a summer of pain for drivers battling sky-high oil prices intensified in the deadly wake of Hurricane Katrina. US President George W. Bush, after ordering the release of emergency government supplies of crude to hard-pressed refineries,...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Refresher urged for older drivers
- Officials with the State Department of Public Safety and the American Association of Retired Persons say even elderly motorists need to brush up on the rules of the road. Given a slower ability to react to dangerous situations, and the fact that the majority of senior motorists haven't...
- Research articles 2004-08-09
- Automobile Insurance Firm's Survey Defines Drivers by Habits.
- By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 3--CHICAGO--Motorists who venture onto a Chicago-area expressway may wonder at times whether they made a wrong turn and wound up on the German Autobahn, where rural sections have no speed limit. ...
- Research articles 2003-11-03
- Insurance Claims Rise after Snow in Washington, D.C., Area.
- The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The collapsed roofs and fallen gutters that resulted from the Presidents Day weekend snowstorm caused a spike in area insurance claims, but there wasn't a big jump in automobile claims because most drivers stayed...
- Research articles 2003-02-25
- Covey prepared for fight to pass motor vehicle `no-fault' law
- State Rep. James Covey, D-Custer City, believes the growing number of uninsured drivers on Oklahoma roads is driving up the cost of insurance for other motorists. This year, he hopes to do something about it. Covey has filed House Bill 1148 to create the Oklahoma Motor...
- Research articles 2003-02-10
- Auto Manufacturers Increasingly Installing Event Recorders in Automobiles.
- By Peter Pochna, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 20--Under the cover of early-morning twilight, two cars collided in Hackensack. Both vehicles were mauled. One driver nearly died. Three months later, each motorist is blaming the other....
- Research articles 2003-01-20
- New Jersey Approves Auto Insurance Rate Hikes.
- By Randy Diamond, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 11--Many New Jersey motorists will start the new year with sticker shock. The McGreevey administration, without any formal announcement, approved rate increases last month for five auto...
- Research articles 2002-12-11
- AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Motoring Briefs Column.
- By Peter J. Cooper, AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 26--250 AUDI A8S FOR DUBAI 2003: Dubai 2003 has formally signed a contract for 250 luxury A8 saloons for the annual meetings of the International Monetary...
- Research articles 2002-11-26
- Dems Side with Insurer Over Poor, Says Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights; Number of Uninsured Motorists and Premiums to Rise
- SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights: -- The Fix Is In: Dems Side With Insurer Over Poor-- Surcharge On Those With Lapsed Coverage Violates Prop 103; Number Of Uninsured Motorists and Premiums To Rise California Senate...
- Research articles 2002-08-31
- State Farm to Increase Rates for Missouri Motorists.
- By Gene Meyer, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 18--State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. said Monday it will increase rates for Missouri motorists an average of 4.3 percent starting Jan. 15. The change reflects anticipated claims...
- Research articles 2001-12-18
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Loose Change Column.
- By Joseph N. DiStefano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 12--BE CAREFUL WHO YOU RUN into in New Jersey. Motorists there are far more likely than Pennsylvanians to be driving without insurance. Nationally, one in seven drivers --...
- Research articles 2001-02-12
- Drivers in Tarrant County, Texas, to Get Cut in Insurance Rates.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jan. 3--AUSTIN, Texas--The nation's leading auto insurer announced rate increases for Texas motorists Tuesday, but average premiums will decline slightly in Fort Worth. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. plans to raise overall rates in Texas an average of 1.7 percent on Jan. 28....
- Research articles 2001-01-04
- Court decisions
- INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published in the North Eastern Reporter 2d, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN Insurer held liable for bad faith failure to settle In October 1991, Larry Link and Jason Axsom were involved in an auto-motorcycle accident in which Axsom sustained serious injuries. Link...
- Research articles 1999-03-01
- Bills would reduce auto premiums
- Bills pending in Congress would enable businesses and individuals to cut their automobile-insurance premiums significantly, say the measures' congressional and business proponents. The bipartisan bills, named the Auto Choice Reform Act in both the House and the Senate, would require insurance companies to provide personal-protection insurance PPI to...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- SAFECO ready for claims; Has advice for motorists, homeowners
- SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 19, 1996--While calling today's winter weather a "normal" emergency for an insurance company, SAFECO Insurance Cos. has stepped up the pace to deal with the rash of claims expected from the Puget Sound snow storm. SAFECO is fully staffed and ready to deal with the...
- Research articles 1996-11-19
- Piracy: vehicle theft takes a deadly turn - includes related article on insurance issues - Cover Story
- Even if drivers do everything possible to protect themselves, there is no guarantee they can avoid becoming victims. On Sept. 8, 1992, Pamela Basu, a 34-year-old research chemist from Savage, Md., was driving her daughter to pre-school when she was accosted at a stop sign by two men who...
- Research articles 1993-09-01
- Trauma centers plead with lawmakers for help: officials say two insurance bills don't address concerns
- Soaked with red ink from treating uninsured motorists, trauma care centers in San Diego and throughout the state are pleading with the Legislature to fix the state's unreliable system of payment. Lawmakers are considering two bills to reform California auto insurance, but local trauma center officials say nothing on...
- Research articles 1991-05-20
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