
Xcel Energy Sued by Hundreds Over Devastating Marshall Fire
Xcel Energy, the state's largest utility provider, is facing another large lawsuit over its role in the 2021 Marshall Fire. Nearly 250 residents and business owners filed a lawsuit in Boulder County District Court on Monday, alleging Xcel caused a variety of losses among plaintiffs.
July 19, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Colorado

When Summertime Fun Turns Into Tragedy
The kids are out of school, vacations are beginning, and backyard barbeques are burning. It's official: summertime is here. Sadly, along with summertime comes an increase in drowning deaths.
July 18, 2023
Liability

Liability Lurks in Obesity Epidemic
There are countless factors that go into emerging liability risk assessment. But at a high level, a systemic event typically has followed this track...
July 18, 2023
Liability
Risk Management

Attorney Vaccination Status Becomes Subject of Investigation, Court Must Decide if Insurance Should Cover the Defense
Theodore Cooperstein worked as an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of Mississippi. Part of his job was to appear in federal court as counsel for the government, and as such, he was insured under a federal employee professional liability policy.
July 17, 2023
Liability
Litigation

The Infrastructure Act: Beneath the Surface
After the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, municipalities are repairing and upgrading their aging infrastructure. This has led to an increase in the number of damaged underground utility claims in construction involving roadways, water/sewer/storm drains, and landscaping.
July 17, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Lawsuits Target Harvard Medical School Over Black Market Human Body Parts Ring
Harvard Medical School (HMS) is facing multiple class-action lawsuits in the aftermath of shocking allegations that a morgue employee was involved in stealing and selling human remains donated to the university's medical school.
July 17, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Nationwide PFAS Contamination Nightmare: The Legal Storm Brewing for Chemical Giants
It was the dead cows on Wilbur Tennant's farm that shaped most of Rob Bilott's professional life. Tennant's farm was located in Parkersburg, W. Va.; Bilott was -- and remains -- an environmental lawyer at the firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister in Cincinnati. All had been well for Tennant until 1998, when half of his herd of 300 cows began to languish and die.
July 13, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Attorney Involvement Keeps Claims Soaring
Increased attorney involvement in commercial claims is a direct cause of substantial loss ratios, with costs continuing to rise. These growing costs result from high legal involvement rates, social inflation, third-party litigation funding and bad-faith lawsuits filed by attorneys.
July 12, 2023
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Workers' Compensation

Challenges Ahead for Potential Lawsuits Against OceanGate Expeditions
The discovery of the imploded submersible 'Titan' has prompted questions regarding OceanGate Expeditions' liability. While jurisdictional issues and waivers signed by passengers may hinder a lawsuit, misrepresentation of safety could offer a potential legal route. Yet, the company's possible financial demise following the disaster could render lawsuits moot.
July 11, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Auto Claim Denied Due to North Carolina’s Contributory Negligence Law
Roy Jackson was on his way home after running some errands. He was driving along State Route 1104 in Lexington about 5 minutes from his house when a driver heading in the opposite direction suddenly swerved into his lane.
July 7, 2023
Auto
Liability
North Carolina

Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming to a Street Near You
The promise of cars that drive themselves has been just over the horizon for years now -- one of those breakthroughs that's always coming yet seemingly never arrives. That's changing, though, and rapidly.
July 6, 2023
Auto
Liability

Group Captive Insurance Programs Tackle High Insurance Costs
One of the largest development firms in New Orleans, whose high-profile projects have included the $530 million Four Seasons Hotel at the foot of Canal Street, has faced some serious "sticker shock" when it comes to its insurance premiums in the last couple years.
July 6, 2023
Liability
Property

Unveiling the Truth: The Future of Workplace Cannabis Testing
It's been less than a decade since Colorado became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana. Today, it's legal to consume in 25 U.S. states and territories, as well as in Washington, D.C. But in most of these regions, recreational cannabis use has been legal for less than five years.
July 6, 2023
Liability
Workers' Compensation

Who’s at Fault When AI’s Driving a Cargo Ship?
It's 2035 and a maritime court has convened to determine who's at fault when a seagoing vessel made an error in passage planning -- a safety exercise that maps a voyage from start to finish, including harbour navigation and docking.
June 30, 2023
Liability
Marine
Technology

Could Insurance Reduce Gun Violence?
Regardless of where one stands on gun control, it's no secret that gun violence is a prominent issue in the U.S. -- one many agree is worth making policy changes to solve. In fact, some 95% of Americans support some form of restriction on firearm access, according to an April 2023 ValuePenguin survey.
June 27, 2023
Liability




