Stories by K. R. Nelson on Legal Newsline

The Consumer Choice Center has published a new policy primer, Fixing What’s Broken: Practical Consumer-Friendly Insurance Reforms to Save Money, advocating for reforms aimed at reducing costs and increasing options in auto insurance for American drivers. The proposed “auto choice” system would allow consumers to choose between tort and no-fault insurance models, aiming to reduce litigation expenses, foster competition, and lower premiums.

Over 100 major companies, including Amazon, General Motors, and Meta, called on the U.S. judiciary to adopt a nationwide rule requiring mandatory disclosure of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) in federal lawsuits.

Russ Johnston, Nationwide’s President of Commercial Lines, said during a September 9 episode of the Insurance Information Institute’s podcast that Nationwide is trying to protect its customers from a system of "legal abuse" in the form of third-party litigation funding (TPLF).