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Insurance

Jan. 19, 2011

High Court Rejects Insurer Rates Case

Defying a Republican insurance commissioner and consumer advocates, the state Supreme Court has let stand an appellate decision that could limit consumer lawsuits over insurers' rate-setting methods.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Defying a Republican insurance commissioner who sided with consumer advocates, the state Supreme Court let stand an appellate decision that allows insurance companies to use certain contested criteria to set premium rates.


Last week the high court declined requests to depublish the lower court's ruling in MacKay v. Superior Court, a unanimous 2nd District Court of Appeal opinion authored b...

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