Three Dallas firefighters who suffered severe burns in a gas explosion at an apartment complex in September have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages.
The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns the tracks.
Four states in the first week of February introduced or moved forward on workers compensation presumption bills that would make post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental ailments compensable for first responders, in a continuation of a years-long legislative trend.
A Houston man is charged with stalking after San Antonio police said he harassed an insurance claims adjuster and slashed her car tires, according to an arrest affidavit.
In McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, 2022 IL 126511, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion finding the exclusive remedy provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (‘Compensation Act’) 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. does not bar an employee’s claim for statutory damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (‘BIPA’), 40 ILCS 14/1 et seq.<br /><br />An employee filed a class-action lawsuit against her employer for violating BIPA. Her employer required its employees to use a biometric timekeeping system in order to scan an employee’s fingerprint for purposes of authenticating an employee and tracking their time at work. The employee alleged that her employer never obtained her written consent to store her biometric information or informed her how the information will be stored.
We wake up every day to a pattern of record ransoms being paid as well as record increases in cyber-insurance cost. The Bloomington School District in Illinois published its cyber-insurance renewal costs and reported a whopping 334% increase in premiums.
Thanks to high-profile hacks with visible, real-world consequences like the Colonial Pipeline hack, 2021 will be remembered by many as the year cybercrime prevention started to actually matter.
Climate-related lawsuits like those filed against energy companies Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell Plc and PG&E Corp. have dominated ESG litigation in recent years. But there are signs an increase in cases extending beyond the environmental pillar of ESG may be coming.
Earlier this month, pharma-giant Merck won a $1.4 billion lawsuit over insurance companies’ duty to pay for the damages stemming from the 2017 NotPetya cyberattack.
Cyber war is at our digital doorsteps—and if some observers are to be believed, has crossed the threshold and entered our daily existence. While it’s certainly true that nation-states across the world now approach cyberspace as another operational domain, what actually constitutes a declaration of war in this dimension is the subject of heated debate.
To improve claims processes across the insurance and reinsurance industry and deliver higher customer satisfaction, technology must be embraced, and modern software tools integrated into company processes, Jeff Saye, Global Practice Leader for Insurance Claims, Genpact told us in an interview.
In today’s information-driven economy, data is extremely valuable to just about any industry and profession, and risk management is no exception. Businesses that are able to properly harness data can apply it to improve their operations and make more efficient use of resources.
Analysts at CoreLogic, a global provider of property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions, have released a new report which reveals that over 14.5 million single and multifamily homes were impacted by the largest natural catastrophe events of 2021, with an estimated $56.92 billion in property damage.
State Farm has filed a $1.27 million subrogation claim against Tesla, claiming that a ‘defect in design or manufacture’ of a 2016 Tesla Model S started a fire that heavily damaged a Carmel, Indiana couple’s home in 2020.
After years of steady declines, traffic fatalities in the United States are on the rise, contributing to increasing auto insurance rates. This comes despite declines in the average number of miles driven due to the pandemic.
