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2 More Lawsuits Filed After Fatal Orange County Fireworks Warehouse Fire

2 More Lawsuits Filed After Fatal Orange County Fireworks Warehouse Fire

Two more lawsuits have been filed against several companies, including SeaWorld Entertainment, for a December explosion and fire at an Orange County fireworks company’s warehouse that lead to the deaths of four people and one person being severely burned.
March 30, 2023 Liability Litigation Florida

More Relatives Of Colorado Shooting Victims Sue Gun-Maker Ruger

More Relatives Of Colorado Shooting Victims Sue Gun-Maker Ruger

More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing Connecticut-based gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier this month against the company.
March 28, 2023 Liability Litigation Connecticut

Making Indemnities Work

Making Indemnities Work

Businesses and individuals enter into indemnification or hold harmless agreements to protect one party of the transaction from the risks or liabilities created by the other party of the transaction.
March 24, 2023 Liability Litigation

Faulty Transmission Lawsuit Against GM Certified As Class Action

Faulty Transmission Lawsuit Against GM Certified As Class Action

A judge has granted class action certification to a lawsuit involving 39 plaintiffs across 26 states -- including Michigan -- that accuses General Motors of knowingly selling cars with faulty transmissions.
March 22, 2023 Auto Liability Litigation Michigan

Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment In East Palestine

Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment In East Palestine

Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday.
March 15, 2023 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Ohio

Proposed Class-Action Filed Against Signature Bank And Former Execs For Fraud

Proposed Class-Action Filed Against Signature Bank And Former Execs For Fraud

Signature Bank (SBNY.O) and three former top executives were sued on Tuesday by shareholders who accused the New York bank of fraudulently proclaiming it was financially strong a mere three days before it was seized by a state regulator.
March 15, 2023 Liability Litigation New York

Bad Faith If Insurer Refuses To Settle, Even If Policyholder Prevails At Trial

Bad Faith If Insurer Refuses To Settle, Even If Policyholder Prevails At Trial

As a general rule, if a policyholder reasonably attempts to settle a case for an amount at or within the limits of its insurance policy, the insurance company must put the policyholder’s interests above its own.
March 13, 2023 Liability Litigation

Coverage Challenges In CGL Insuring Agreements

Coverage Challenges In CGL Insuring Agreements

This article discusses certain challenges found in the insuring agreements of the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO), commercial general liability (CGL) policy (April 2013 edition).
March 3, 2023 Liability

Marriott, Michael Irvin Spar Over Defamation Suit

Marriott, Michael Irvin Spar Over Defamation Suit

Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and hotel chain Marriott International continue their legal battle following an incident during Super Bowl week in Phoenix.
Marriott previously filed a motion asking a federal judge to dismiss Irvin’s $100 million defamation lawsuit and Tuesday asked a judge to deny Irvin’s request for expedited release of hotel video footage.
March 2, 2023 Liability Litigation Arizona

Supreme Court Retreats From Deciding Liability Immunity For Social Media Content

Supreme Court Retreats From Deciding Liability Immunity For Social Media Content

In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack.
February 24, 2023 Liability

Trends In Class-Action Litigation

Trends In Class-Action Litigation

On Oct. 12, 2022, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a state law that restricts collection of biometric data, made headlines again when a Chicago jury rendered a $228 million judgment against BNSF Railway Co. in the first BIPA class action to go to trial.
February 24, 2023 Liability Litigation

Lawsuits Stacking Up Against Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment And Chemicals Released

Lawsuits Stacking Up Against Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment And Chemicals Released

Norfolk Southern Railway and Norfolk Southern Corp. are facing multiple lawsuits, including class-action suits seeking over $5 million in damages, following a train derailment and release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3.
February 23, 2023 Liability Litigation Ohio

Trends in Class-Action Litigation

Trends in Class-Action Litigation

On Oct. 12, 2022, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a state law that restricts collection of biometric data, made headlines again when a Chicago jury rendered a $228 million judgment against BNSF Railway Co. in the first BIPA class action to go to trial.
February 20, 2023 Liability Litigation Technology

CMS Moves Forward With Hefty Civil Monetary Penalties For Noncompliance

CMS Moves Forward With Hefty Civil Monetary Penalties For Noncompliance

Primary workers’ compensation, general liability, and no-fault claims payers should be on alert for civil monetary penalties of up to $1,000 per day, per claim, which will be issued against noncompliant claims payers beginning spring 2023.
February 9, 2023 Auto Legislation & Regulation Liability Workers' Compensation

Courts Rule On Additional Insured Endorsements And Vicarious Liability

Courts Rule On Additional Insured Endorsements And Vicarious Liability

Since the advent of the modern Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO), standard additional insured (AI) endorsement in the early 2000s, many insurance companies have advocated for an exceedingly narrow application, arguing that coverage is available only for the AI’s vicarious liability for the named insured’s acts or omissions.
February 8, 2023 Liability Litigation
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