Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin, with a stroke of his pen, upended the entire aviation industry in one fell swoop. After Bermuda suspended all airworthiness certificates for Russian-operated aircraft on its registry to comply with sanctions against Russia, Putin signed a law to allow regional and national airlines that leased aircraft from foreign companies to list on Russia’s registry and ‘to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of activities in the field of civil aviation.’

The U.S. District Court in St. Paul has reconsidered its prior decision and ruled that Target Corp. can recover settlements it paid to banks in connection to a 2013 data breach under its general liability policy from its insurer, ACE American Insurance Company.

Blockchain technology is making inroads in the insurance sector. Used to automate and streamline processes for paying claims, blockchain is being embraced by more and more insurance entities looking for streamlined transactions.

A chain-reaction crash on an interstate in southeastern Missouri on Thursday morning left six people dead and resulted in a pileup of an estimated 135 vehicles, closing the highway in both directions for hours, the authorities said.

Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study. The research released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety points to the increasing popularity of larger vehicles as a possible factor in rising pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads.

A person may only hold insurance companies liable for the denial or delay of payments on a claim, and not individual claims handlers, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

A $38.5 million settlement has been reached between the builders of a bridge over the 91 Freeway in Corona and nine workers injured when part of the structure collapsed in 2015.

On March 1, 2022, the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion in Citizens Insur. Co of Am., & Hanover Insur. Co. v. Thermoflex Waukegan, LLC, 20-CV-05980, 2022 WL 602534 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2022) addressing whether insurance coverage existed for an employer with respect to its employee’s claims of violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

MARTA and its insurer will pay $17 million to settle lawsuits stemming from the death of a contractor. Robert Smith of Griffin, 38, was working along the tracks near Medical Center station in June 2018 when a MARTA train struck a vehicle he had been operating.

Federal legislation forbidding mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment and assault cases will lead to higher legal costs and possibly higher employment practices liability rates, experts say.

Look closely … A trend is emerging. While we were all distracted, navigating the ever-shifting terrain of pandemic life, courts and legislatures moved forward with attempts to hinder fraud-fighting.

Thomas Fuller once said, ‘All doors open to courtesy.’ It appears that this may now include the courthouse door.

A former employee of TriPacific Capital Advisors had decided to sue the company and the company president, Geoffrey Fearns, for a variety of employment-related causes, including his termination and compensation. He was seeking compensatory damages no less than $8.9 million.

A lawsuit filed in California on Friday against Tesla by a former manager alleges whistleblowing retaliation, wrongful termination, racial discrimination, and more following many attempts to notify managers and higher-ups of safety violations.

Two recent developments - one the result of litigation, the other imposed by statute - warrant insurers’ attention, as they reflect shifts in legal thinking on potential firearms-related liability.