Intellectual Property Law

Good Hands or Just A Middle Finger - Allstate in Contempt of Court
The Miami Herald is reporting that Allstate is facing contempt charges in Missouri regarding its refusal to turn over certain documents prepared by an outside consultant from McKinsey...

No More Good Hands Allstate Auto Written in Florida
It was a bit of a standoff in Tallahassee today between the state Insurance Commission Kevin McCarty and Allstate executives. Seems they were under subpoena to bring documents into a hearing...

Good Hands or Just a Middle Finger - Revisted
Back in January I posted on Allstate Insurance’s refusal to turn over documents regarding its claims process, the so-called McKinsey documents. That post is here. Allstate claimed that the documents were trade secrets...

You're Not Always In Good Hands With Allstate
BNA's Daily Labor Report (subscription required) has an article on a Seventh Circuit decision that--at least to my non-expert ear--sounds a bit odd. The key issue in Mobley v. Allstate Insurance Co...

Good Hands Slapped US Supreme Court Tells Allstate Nay
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Allstate Insurance Company’s last chance to override a Texas law that prohibits insurance companies from owning collision repair shops...

Following Up on "Trade Secrets Litigation: Allstate Posts Documents Online"
Womble Trade Secrets Blog posted about Allstate's putting alleged trade secrets up on the Net. Its Good Hands Trade Secrets: Allstate Releases Data on How it Sets Rates from April 8 has two points not included in my Trade Secrets Litigation: Allstate Posts Documents Online:Allstate said Monday that it didn't post the documents in response to Friday's court ruling, noting that it could not have created a site with 150,000 pages that quickly...

SIGG Admits to Trace BPA in Metal Water Bottles
SIGG Admits to BPA in Metal Water Bottles

Medical Records
To Stay out of Pharma's Hands

Dirty Needles
Prompt HIV, Hepatitis Testing in Alberta

Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million
Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million

Moonshin Tattoo Parlour
Faces $20 Million Class Action Over Dirty Needles

Wind and Hail Coverage
Allstate Corp. agrees to restore insurance coverage and pay $250,000 settlement.