THE SITUATION: As a young man, William Allen made a decision that cost him the next 28 years of his life. He followed a friend into the apartment of a suspected drug dealer with the intention of robbing him—but while...more
A New Hampshire court has approved the commutation, settlement, and release agreement between The Home Insurance Company (in Liquidation) and Providence Washington Insurance Company (PWIC), as successor to Unigard Mutual...more
In various posts, the latest of which was September 2, 2015, Reinsurance Focus has covered developments in the liquidation of The Home Insurance Company. Recently, the liquidation court entered orders approving three...more
A superior court in New Hampshire has entered two orders – one concerning Arrowood Surplus Lines Insurance Company, the other concerning Providence Washington Insurance Company – approving commutations regarding The Home...more
A Pennsylvania Court has approved the commutation, settlement and release agreement between Legion Insurance Company (In Liquidation) and Midwest Employers Casualty Company. Legion was judicially determined insolvent in 2003,...more
A petition for commutation (reduction) of sentence represents a possible — though difficult — avenue for relief for individuals convicted of crimes who have exhausted their opportunities for appellate remedies. Recent...more