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Rising Sea Level Threatens Hazardous Industrial Sites In California

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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
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