This report analyzes 210 insurance-related class\u00a0actions filed in or removed to federal court in 2016. In many respects, the results are predictable. The greatest percentage of the insurance-related class actions\u00a0involve coverage or claims handling decisions, although\u00a0there were a few interesting pockets of recurring class\u00a0claims, such as inflated drug prices and cost of insurance\u00a0(\u2018\u2018COI\u2019\u2019) increases for life insurance policies. The predominant forum choices were on the American coasts,\u00a0California and Florida being the preferred locations.\u00a0One notable result was the frequency of voluntary\u00a0dismissals by the plaintif fand individual settlements\u00a0reached with the named plaintif fonly. It can only be\u00a0surmised that either these cases never were intended to\u00a0be consummated as class actions or that impediments\u00a0arose after filing that prevented a cost-effective resolution on a class-wide basis.<\/p>\n
To read the rest of this article by Duane Morris partner Charlotte E. Thomas<\/a>, please visit the Duane Morris website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This report analyzes 210 insurance-related class\u00a0actions filed in or removed to federal court in 2016. In many respects, the results are predictable. The greatest percentage of the insurance-related class actions\u00a0involve coverage or claims handling decisions, although\u00a0there were a few interesting pockets of recurring class\u00a0claims, such as inflated drug prices and cost of insurance\u00a0(\u2018\u2018COI\u2019\u2019) increases for … <\/p>\n