NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD

The Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, stated in an August 16 post on its website that trial attorneys are using "manipulative" advertising to attract more clients, which can mislead consumers.

A report released on May 3 by the public relations firm Marathon Strategies revealed that California ranked third in the United States for the largest total sum of "nuclear verdicts" in 2023, verdicts exceeding $10 million.

Mercury Insurance has announced they will partner with Tokio Marine America (TMA) and its subsidiary, Trans Pacific Insurance Company (TPIC), to help transition all their existing customers over as TMA moves out of the California personal insurance market.

Sean Kevelighan, CEO of the Insurance Information Institute (III), stated that "there are multimillions of dark money investor dollars" fueling litigation that ultimately escalates insurance costs for consumers. This assertion was made in a press release dated Feb. 27.