
Rising Sea Level Threatens Hazardous Industrial Sites In California
New research has revealed that hundreds of industrial sites along the California coastline, such as oil and gas refineries and sewage-treatment plants, could be severely affected by flooding from rising sea levels, in the event of worsening climate change.
May 4, 2023
Catastrophe
Liability
Property
California

A Fresh Look at Structures
With court closures during the pandemic combined with industry turnover, adjusters and carriers are dealing with high case inventories, and both sides want to close cases in the most efficient way possible. One way to accomplish that is to utilize structured settlement annuities, which have become even more valuable with the rise in interest rates.
May 1, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Neighbors Sue Oregon Landowner Over Bull Springs Wildfire Damage
The owner of the land where the Bull Springs Fire originated in Oregon in 2021 is being sued for $2.4 million by neighboring property owners.
April 28, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Oregon

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Oil Companies’ Appeals On Climate Cases
On April 24, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision allowing lawsuits filed by municipalities seeking to hold oil companies accountable for harms caused by carbon emissions to move forward in state courts.
April 26, 2023
Liability
Litigation
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Maryland
Rhode Island

The First 90 Days Of A Product Liability Claim
Product liability claims involve a myriad of products ranging from airplanes, to coffee makers, to component construction materials and parts. However, the legal basics are generally the same for all product liability claims: the plaintiff is injured from the use of a product and, as a result, sues the product manufacturer, supplier, and/or retailer of the product.
April 24, 2023
Liability
Litigation

FOX Defamation Lawsuit Settlement Likely To Be Covered By Libel Insurance
Fox News settled Dominion Voting Systems’ blockbuster defamation lawsuit on Tuesday afternoon, agreeing to a stunning $787.5 million payout -- the largest publicly known settlement in a US defamation case.
April 20, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Facebook Users Can Submit Claims On Meta’s $725M Settlement
Some money may be coming your way if you used Facebook sometime between May 2007 and December 2022.
April 19, 2023
Liability
Litigation
California
One Person Killed By Parking Garage Collapse In Manhattan
One person died and multiple people were injured after a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, FDNY officials said.
April 18, 2023
Auto
Liability
New York

Gunmaker, Distributors Sued Over Indianapolis FedEx Mass Shooting
The family of Jaswinder Singh, who was killed during a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and several survivors of the incident, have filed a federal lawsuit against the companies involved in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of the high-capacity magazine used by the gunman.
April 18, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Indiana
New York

Amazon Faces Class Action Lawsuit For Not Disclosing Collection Of Customers’ Biometric Data
A New York class action lawsuit against Amazon is requesting that the company be enjoined from tracking customers’ biometric information, such as collecting visitors’ facial scans or fingerprints, without alerting customers.
April 17, 2023
Liability
Litigation
New York

Firm Files 25K Lawsuits Against Florida Insurers Within Six Days
Litigation is rarely warm and fuzzy, but what’s unfolding in Florida between plaintiffs firm Morgan & Morgan and the insurance industry puts hardball tactics in a new light.
April 11, 2023
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Technology
Florida

Illinois Tops List For Thermonuclear Verdicts
A new report shows that Illinois is a top state for so-called ‘thermonuclear verdicts.’
April 3, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Illinois

Liability Insurance To Deter Police Misconduct: Bad Idea Or Panacea?
We’re familiar with the idea of individual physicians holding their own medical malpractice insurance. A new bill introduced in Texas proposes taking this idea of mandatory professional liability insurance and applying it to police officers.
March 31, 2023
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Texas

Relationships Matter: An Update On Related-Claims Issues Under D&O Policies
Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance provides liability coverage to the directors or officers of a company, or to the company itself. D&O policies generally afford coverage for a claim that is first made during the policy period and reported to the insurer in accordance with policy terms.
March 31, 2023
Liability

San Francisco’s Self-Driving Cars Have A Hit-And-Run Problem
Around 1 a.m. on March 6, a driverless car from the tech startup Cruise was trying to make a left turn when it encountered something its algorithms probably couldn’t predict: An Infiniti Q50 performing ‘donuts,’ a popular and unlawful pastime for some of the city’s night owls, in the middle of the intersection.
March 30, 2023
Auto
Liability
California



