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%…

Read the full piece in the Wall Street Journal By the WSJ Editorial Board Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s litigation reforms are starting to pay off for the state’s citizens in a big way. Auto and home insurers are announcing rate cuts—and get this—even issuing rebates. State Farm said recently it will reduce auto rates in the Sunshine…

Full story in Florida Politics By Jeff Nelson For too long, Florida families paid the price for a broken legal system that rewarded lawsuit abuse over fairness. Billboard lawyers turned our courts into profit centers, driving up costs for homeowners and drivers alike. Premiums soared, insurers left the state, and everyday Floridians were left footing…

In 1984, a Michigan man donned his Halloween costume – a sheep – and headed to a party with his wife Little Bo Peep. But when he flippantly lit a cigarette, he went up in flames.