A Florida appeals court ruled Dec. 29 that public insurance adjusters’ commercial free speech rights are violated if they are prohibited from soliciting people until 48 hours after an event that could lead to an insurance claim.

Medical malpractice cases have no effect on health care costs, a South Florida personal injury and medical malpractice law firm said.

Attorneys general in 20 states have asked a federal judge to toss out the federal health reform law, saying it gives government too much power.

The New York State Insurance Department has licensed its first two life settlement providers under a new state law.

A federal judge in Virginia said today (Dec. 13) that the provision in the new federal health reform law that requires all Americans to buy health insurance or face a fine is unconstitutional.

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. has been licensed to write property and casualty insurance policies in Maryland.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined a Tampa, Fla., woman $5,000 for accessing study materials from her locker during a Series 6 exam break.

A federal judge in Virginia dismissed a suit filed by Liberty University challenging the constitutionality of the federal health reform law.

A Florida company was ordered to pay $25,000 in fines and its agent from Cranberry Township, Pa., was placed on five years of license supervision because the man acted as a surplus lines agent even though he was not licensed.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected its first opportunity to weigh in on federal health reform, but legal experts say the matter is likely to return to the High Court in the future.