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.
A federal appeals court ruled that the 2022 Jif peanut butter salmonella outbreak was a single occurrence under Smucker’s liability policies, rejecting an insurer’s effort to treat hundreds of contaminated product lots as separate occurrences.
A FIFA World Cup referee who operates an insurance advisory firm highlights a specialty insurance market that is expanding as abuse, liability exposures, and retention challenges increase for sports officials worldwide.
A review of nearly 2,000 closed malpractice claims found technical skill issues were the most common contributing factor, but clinical judgment failures produced the highest average indemnity payments. The findings offer new insight for underwriters, adjusters, and healthcare risk managers.
A Connecticut appeals court ruled that photographs showing repairs made after a mail carrier’s fall should not have been admitted to prove the landlord was negligent, sending the premises liability case back for a new trial.
A JetBlue Airbus landed safely after the crew reported a drone strike during its approach to JFK. The incident highlights unresolved questions about aviation liability, subrogation, and insurance coverage when drone operators cannot be identified.
As luxury yacht ownership expands across South Florida, abandoned vessels, marina shortages, and rising boating accidents are creating new risks for insurers, marine adjusters, and local governments.
The 7-2 decision overturns a Missouri jury verdict and finds federal pesticide labeling law preempts state failure-to-warn claims. The ruling could significantly reduce Bayer’s exposure in thousands of pending Roundup lawsuits.
Hackers claim they spent more than two months inside the pharmaceutical company’s network before stealing 1.3 terabytes of data. The breach highlights growing cyber extortion risks facing large organizations and their insurers.
