August 04, 2016
An Arkansas federal judge on Wednesday sanctioned five local attorneys for forum shopping as they represented a proposed class suing insurer United Services Automobile Association over its depreciation practices, and chastised them for blatant efforts at evading a proper review of a $3.5 million settlement.
June 15, 2016
Attorneys facing possible sanctions from an Arkansas federal judge accusing them of shorting a class in an insurance claims settlement with the United Services Automobile Association urged him on Wednesday to avoid such penalties, saying the accusations have already cost them enough.
April 15, 2016
An Arkansas federal judge on Thursday slammed 16 attorneys on both sides of a $9 million putative class action alleging USAA Casualty Insurance shorted claims payouts, promising sanctions after the attorneys dismissed the suit in a bid to ram a subpar settlement through in state court.