Bankruptcy

Nationally Recognized Bankruptcy Lawyers Neal Wolf and Jerry Munitz Join Butler Rubin

November 25th, 2008

Nationally recognized bankruptcy lawyers Neal Wolf and Jerry Munitz have joined the Chicago-based law firm Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP and will launch a Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy and Insolvency (BBRI) practice at the firm.
Earlier in their careers, Wolf and Munitz worked together at Winston & Strawn and will reunite their practice at Butler Rubin. [...]

Bill Johnstone Named Senior Vice President of Crawford’s Global Technical Services for the Americas

July 8th, 2009

Crawford Canada’s Bill Johnstone has been named senior vice president of Crawford & Company’s Global Technical Services (GTS) for the Americas, a newly created position designed to more effectively coordinate and grow this market-leading service, the Company announced
GTS is a major differentiator for Crawford worldwide in the high-end, complex loss adjusting market. With our strong [...]

Innovative Care Systems and Crawford & Company Join Forces

February 18th, 2009

Innovative Care Systems (ICS), a third-party administrator of leave of absence and group disability claims, today announced that it has engaged Crawford & Company to round out its offering of claims and medical management services for workers’ compensation, short-term disability, long-term disability and leave of absence programs.
ICS helps employees navigate complex FMLA and employer leave [...]

Kiesel Boucher Larson Files Class Action Lawsuit against State of California on Behalf of Emergency Room Physicians

January 28th, 2009

Kiesel Boucher Larson has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a statewide coalition of emergency room physicians against the State of California Department of Health Care Services alleging that a flawed financial structure for the State’s emergency departments is putting the entire system at risk of collapse.
“This lawsuit should serve as a wake-up [...]

In Reversal of Mission Criminal Defense Attorney Guy Fronstin Forms Diversified and Integrated National Dream Team to Aid Madoff Victims

December 31st, 2008

Within hours of Bernard Madoff’s arrest, Florida-based attorney Guy Fronstin, Esq., of the Law Offices of Guy Fronstin, P.A., received more than a dozen calls from friends and family who were heavily invested with Madoff and severely victimized by his Ponzi scheme. When investors told Mr. Fronstin they were “overwhelmed, depressed, not thinking clearly, and [...]

Crawford Analyst Day at the New York Stock Exchange

November 26th, 2008

Crawford & Company celebrated 40 years as a publicly traded company by ringing The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange on November 21.
A strategic overview of the Company was presented by Crawford’s global executive management team. The presentation was delivered by Jeffrey T. Bowman, president and chief executive officer; Bruce Swain, chief [...]

Expert Warns Disability Claimants What to Expect From Insurance Companies

November 25th, 2008

If you are on disability, or become disabled, you may worry what will happen if your disability insurer files for bankruptcy. Now is the time to review your state’s insurance guarantee fund limits, says Frank N. Darras, the nation’s leading disability and long-term care insurance lawyer.
Contact your state Department of Insurance and ask what your [...]

Crawford Analyst Day at the New York Stock Exchange

November 25th, 2008

Crawford & Company celebrated 40 years as a publicly traded company by ringing The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange on November 21.
A strategic overview of the Company was presented by Crawford’s global executive management team. The presentation was delivered by Jeffrey T. Bowman, president and chief executive officer; Bruce Swain, chief [...]

Seyfarth Shaw Adds Team of 14 Business Services Attorneys to NYC Office

November 24th, 2008

Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that the firm’s New York office has significantly deepened its Business Services Department bench with the addition of a team consisting of nine corporate and finance attorneys, four trusts and estates lawyers and one real estate attorney. Stanley E. Bloch, Lawrence B. Brownridge, [...]

Beazley Broadens Coverage for Architects and Engineers

November 24th, 2008

Beazley Group, plc, a leading insurer of architects and engineers professional liability risks, has substantially broadened the coverage it offers to many smaller design firms with revenues of up to $3 million.
Beazley is also a prominent specialist insurer of management liability risks and its new A&E endorsement incorporates D&O coverage at no additional premium. The [...]