Full piece in California Playbook A [501(c)(4)] pushing to reform tort law in California will today unveil a new TV ad targeting personal-injury attorneys. The spot comes as rival ballot initiatives sponsored by Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California are proposed for the November 2026 ballot. “Californians pay for ambulance lawyer schemes,” the ad states.…

Full story in Florida Today By Anne Geggis The state’s insurer of last resort is proposing its first rate decrease in 10 years — big enough that its customers in some of the most historically storm-battered parts of the state will see average premium costs drop by hundreds of dollars. Statewide, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is recommending an average 2.6% rate…

Full story in Legal Newsline By John O’Brien Car-crash victims can expect a call from lawyers who will send them to their firm’s preferred doctors, results of a recent survey show. Protecting American Consumers Together in November asked 400 adults who hired a personal injury lawyer after a car crash about their experience, finding that 92% were…

Full piece in the Times Union By Lauren Zelt Two sisters on Long Island thought they were serving Blizzards. Instead, they got buried in one. Patty DeMint and Michelle Robey poured their savings into building a Dairy Queen franchise in Medford, Suffolk County. Then a 90-year-old law they’d never heard of turned their American dream…

By Sullivan Beach Full story in WTOV WHEELING, W.Va. — A legal reform roundtable took place at Generations Restaurant in Wheeling on Tuesday, organized by the West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. The event brought together local legislators, community leaders, healthcare providers, and others to discuss the impact of lawsuit abuse on the state. Participants expressed…

Full piece in the Wall Street Journal By the Editorial Board The tort bar has attacked companies with a thousand legal strategies, but one of the most abusive is multidistrict litigation (MDL), which extorts companies into huge settlements. Now a new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure adopted by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. will…

Full piece in The Center Square By Lauren Zelt Washington has no shortage of speeches about affordability. Every week brings a new press conference about the rising cost of living and the financial pressure facing American families. You see its impact most clearly in auto insurance, where premiums have stayed stubbornly high even as inflation has cooled…

Full story in the Los Angeles Times By Summer Lin A car crash on a Southern California freeway last year was a staged wreck to scam a ride-hail driver’s insurance company, authorities said Monday. On Nov. 23, 2024, a group of suspects ordered a ride-hail car that took them onto the 215 Freeway in San…

Full story in Florida Today By Cheri Hoffman As a small business owner, I’ve spent decades working with other entrepreneurs who pour their hearts, savings, and time into building a profitable business that gives back to their community. Through my business — the Shore Update, a community publication mailed to more than 20,000 homes in…

ATLANTA – State Farm auto customers in Georgia have seen an average rate reduction of more than 10% in the last year, according to the state insurance commissioner. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced November 19 his office has approved State Farm’s latest auto rate filing that will see an additional 3%…