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Jorden Burt Listed in the 2013 BTI Litigation Outlook Survey
October 2, 2012

JORDEN BURT recently received the results of the 2013 BTI Litigation Outlook Survey of Fortune 1000 company in-house Chief Litigation Counsel and General Counsel. The Firm has been named in that Survey among "Litigation Powerhouses" chosen as "first round picks that corporate counsel would most like to have by their side in head-to-head competition" and "best suited to helping in the areas" of class action, [financial] product liability and tort litigation.


Jorden Burt & Jim Jorden recognized among Best Firms and as All Star Lawyer in National BTI Client Survey of Fortune 1000 Companies
Jan 23, 2009

Jorden Burt and James Jorden recognized in two National BTI Client Surveys of Fortune 1000 Companies as among a select group of law firms and lawyers that are Best in Service & Performance and for Outstanding Legal Skills.


Federal Court Dismisses "Guaranteed Renewable"
Jan 4, 2007

U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses putative nationwide class action regarding "guaranteed renewable" Long-Term Care insurance.


U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses putative nationwide class action regarding "guaranteed renewable" Long-Term Care insurance
December 2006

U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses putative nationwide class action regarding "guaranteed renewable" Long-Term Care insurance.


NINTH CIRCUIT ADOPTS NEW STANDARD OF REVIEW IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST BENEFITS CASES
Sep 19, 2006

Jorden Burt successfully resists Ninth Circuit adoption of plaintiff-friendly standard of review for ERISA cases.


Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification in Life Insurance Discrimination Suit
Mar 3, 2006

Jorden Burt lawyers secured an opinion from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming denial of class certification in a case alleging racial discrimination in the sale and pricing of industrial life insurance policies.


JORDEN BURT Secures Dismissal of COLI Case against CIGNA
Oct 14, 2005

James F. Jorden and Paul Fischer secured the dismissal of a COLI (Corporate Owned Life Insurance) case against CIGNA in the Northern District of Ohio.


Industrial Life Insurance Class Certification Defeated
December 2004

On December 2nd, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina denied plaintiffs' motion to certify a class of over one million owners of industrial life insurance who claimed to have been subjected to...


Insurance Industry Under Fire Over Bid-Rigging and Contingent Commissions
October 2004

Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's largest insurance broker, has been sued by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer based on allegations...


Class Decertification Achieved by JORDEN BURT
August 2004

John Hancock, represented by JORDEN BURT, has obtained a victory in Bradberry v. John Hancock, -- F.Supp.2d --, 2004 WL 1812829 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 13, 2004)...


SEC and NY Attorney General Charge Insurers With Permitting Market Timing in Variable Annuities, Insurers to Pay $20 Million in Settlement
August 2004

In the wake of the mutual fund scandal fallout, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer have both...


U.S. Supreme Court Expands Preemptive Power of ERISA
August 2004

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that ERISA preempts the application of a Texas law requiring managed care entities to "exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions..."