Flooding, landslides, powerful winds and widespread power outages damaged homes and infrastructure across Hawaii, with officials beginning damage assessments as the storm moves away.
A federal trial will test whether Meta can be held liable for Instagram and Facebook design features that states say harmed young users, with potential financial exposure and court-ordered platform changes raising the stakes.
Insurers and defense firms are working to better define legal value, control litigation costs, and prepare claims professionals for AI, third-party litigation funding, and nuclear verdict risks.
AIG CEO Eric Andersen says the AI data center buildout is driving demand across construction, property, cyber and liability insurance, while pushing required P&C limits to unusually high levels.
A years-long campaign of harassment by former eBay employees resulted in criminal convictions, a multimillion-dollar civil settlement, and renewed attention on corporate accountability, executive oversight, and liability risks.
Beginning January 1, 2027, most Illinois motorboats over 50 horsepower or at least 21 feet long must carry liability insurance. The new law introduces fines for uninsured operators and could reduce the number of uninsured boating claims.
Long-period swells from Hurricane Genevieve are expected to generate dangerous surf, rip currents, and localized coastal impacts across Southern California through the weekend, even without a direct landfall.
The agreement would resolve approximately 76,000 ovarian cancer claims if 95% of eligible plaintiffs approve the deal. The settlement follows years of courtroom battles and failed bankruptcy efforts aimed at resolving the litigation.
A Massachusetts jury awarded a record $56 million to a Newburyport man who suffered catastrophic injuries after an Amazon delivery driver fell asleep and crossed the center line. Amazon had already admitted liability, leaving damages as the only issue for the jury.
A proposed class action alleges conventional Driscoll’s strawberries contained PFAS-linked pesticide residue and misled consumers through sustainability marketing. The company denies the allegations and says its food safety programs comply with regulatory requirements.
Taylor Farms expanded its voluntary recall after federal investigators linked imported iceberg lettuce to a multistate cyclospora outbreak. The recall raises product liability and food contamination concerns across the supply chain.
OpenAI’s flagship Stargate campus in Abilene is becoming a case study in how AI infrastructure may reshape property, environmental, and liability exposures. Nearby homeowners, former regulators, and environmental advocates are questioning whether current permitting rules adequately address projects of this scale.
Federal regulators say autonomous vehicles have repeatedly blocked first responders, entered active emergency scenes, and failed to recognize emergency traffic controls. The directive could shape future liability and claims involving robotaxis.
Artificial intelligence is giving fraudsters new ways to manipulate claims, but insurers, TPAs, and defense attorneys are responding with AI-powered detection tools and traditional investigative techniques to identify suspicious evidence.
Structural columns failed during a major office-to-residential conversion in Midtown Manhattan, prompting evacuations, street closures, and an engineering assessment as officials work to stabilize the building.
