Legal Headlines


THE CLAYTON RECORD | September 29, 2005
Eufaula Pulpwood has settled with Lexington Insurance Company for an undisclosed amount an a bad faith claim.





September 26, 2005
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. said it received a further subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the agency's probe into certain insurance products used to hide losses.




September 10, 2005
Berkshire Hathaway, the Omaha holding company controlled by Warren E. Buffett, said that regulators had notified Joseph P. Brandon, that they planned to file a civil fraud complaint against him in connection with a wide-ranging investigation of insurance industry abuses.




July 24, 2005
American International Group Inc., the New York insurance giant embroiled in a scandal over padded earnings, is now under attack in Boston for allegedly inflating insurance claims.




July 22, 2005
Auditors, actuaries, consultants and investment banks will be among the growing number of companies named in finite risk lawsuits, according to a leading provider of strategic information services to the commercial insurance industry.




July 13, 2005
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a second senior executive of General Re Corporation, Richard Napier, for his role in aiding and abetting a securities fraud committed by American International Group, Inc.




July 7, 2005
Two Leading State Attorneys General and State Insurance Commissioner Strongly Challenge the Insurance Industry's Price-Gouging of Doctors Call for Oversight.




July 1, 2005
The state government asked the Alabama Supreme Court to uphold a record $3.5 billion judgment against Exxon Mobil, contending the oil company had a "secret scheme to cheat the state out of its bargained-for royalties."




May 31, 2005
The parties in a class action lawsuit concerning overtime pay, meal breaks and other wage and hour claims have reached a settlement.




April 21, 2005
A collective action lawsuit filed in Dallas accuses ailing video rental giant Blockbuster of intentionally refusing to pay overtime to a large number of its office employees.