
Class Action Lawsuit Targets GEICO Over Privacy Breach and Identity Theft
GEICO is facing a nationwide class action lawsuit stemming from allegations of compromising customer privacy through the unauthorized release of their driver’s license numbers.
August 31, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Negotiations Commence Over New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
Nearly four years after the catastrophic collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown New Orleans in October 2019, settlement negotiations begin for the families of the victims.
August 30, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Louisiana

Largest Mass Tort Settlement in US History: 3M to Pay $6.01 Billion in Military Earplug Cases
3M on Monday agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle nearly 260,000 lawsuits by current and former U.S. military service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, according to a person familiar with the agreement.
August 29, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Chicago Lawsuit Targets Kia and Hyundai Over Vehicle Thefts
Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially announced that the city of Chicago is filing a civil lawsuit against major automakers Kia America, Inc., Kia Corporation, Hyundai Motor America, and Hyundai Motor Company.
August 25, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Illinois

Maui County Suing Maui Electric Company, Hawaiian Electric Company
Maui County says it has filed a lawsuit against local electric companies over damage caused by the devastating Maui wildfires, including ones in Lahaina and Kula.
August 24, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Hawaii

Buffalo Mass Shooting Survivors Sue Social Media and Firearms Companies
Sixteen survivors of a 2022 mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket filed a lawsuit Tuesday in New York’s Erie County Supreme Court against social media companies, the manufacturers of the shooter’s weapons and body armor and the shooter’s parents.
August 17, 2023
Liability
Litigation
New York

Federal Probe into Staged Louisiana Interstate Wrecks Nets More Defendants
Federal prosecutors have secured charges against five more people in an alleged years-long scheme to crash cars into big rigs and buses on New Orleans freeways for millions in insurance money.
August 17, 2023
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Litigation
Louisiana

Trucking Firms in Legal Crosshairs as Litigation Costs Soar
US trucking firms face a worsening litigation landscape, as jury awards and settlement amounts for trucking litigation have exploded over the last decade.
August 16, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Class-action Lawsuit Alleges Hawaiian Electric’s Negligence in Deadly Wildfire
Three law firms filed a class-action lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric on Saturday, alleging that the utility’s downed power lines significantly contributed to the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
August 15, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Hawaii

Purdue Pharma’s $6 Billion Opioid Settlement Blocked by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a settlement reached with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that required members of the Sackler family who once controlled the company to pay $6 billion but shielded them from future lawsuits over the nation’s opioid crisis.
August 10, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Family of Child Hit, Killed by Stolen Kia To Sue Automaker
The family of a 4-year-old who police say was killed in a hit-skip by a driver in a stolen Kia earlier this month on the West Side intends to hold the maker of Kias legally accountable, their attorney said.
August 3, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Ohio

$11.75M Settlement in Elementary School Special Needs Abuse Cases
The special needs classroom abuse civil cases at Holz Elementary have settled for a record amount, making it the largest settlement against a public school board in West Virginia history.
August 2, 2023
Liability
Litigation
West Virginia

Michigan Supreme Court Protects Long-Term Benefits for Crash Survivors
Major changes in Michigan’s car insurance system don’t apply to people who were catastrophically injured before a 2019 law kicked in, the state Supreme Court said Monday in a decision that delivers critical relief to thousands of people counting on long-term benefits.
August 1, 2023
Auto
Liability
Michigan

Bigger in Texas
CLM’s upcoming Construction Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 27 will feature a brand-new location as we deliver the high-impact sessions you have come to expect on the biggest topics facing construction claims professionals.
July 28, 2023
Education & Training
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation

More Lawsuits Loom as Northwestern Athletes Speak Out Against Hazing
Over the last few weeks, numerous reports of alleged hazing, bullying and toxic cultures among sports teams at Northwestern University have surfaced, resulting in terminations of two head coaches and a series of lawsuits filed against the university.
July 28, 2023
Liability
Litigation



