Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Favors Bus Wreck Survivors

The Ohio Supreme Court said a university’s insurance coverage extended to a charter bus that crashed, killing five student baseball players and two others in 2007.

The 5-2 ruling issued Dec. 28, 2010, is a victory for families and crash survivors that have tried to bring claims against Bluffton University’s insurance policies. The Associated Press reported the ruling provides up to $16 million more in insurance money to pay claims.

At the time of the crash, the university was covered by a primary auto insurance policy issued by the Hartford Insurance Co., an “umbrella” policy issued by American Alternative Insurance Co. and an

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California Supreme Court Prohibits Senior Citizens from Trebling Damages

The California Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs may not seek treble damages under the state’s Unfair Competition Law, and instead can only seek remedies to injunction and restitution.

According to court documents in Clark v. Superior Court (National Western Life Insurance Co.), a group of senior citizens sued National Western Marine Life Insurance Co.

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