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.

Three Dallas firefighters who suffered severe burns in a gas explosion at an apartment complex in September have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages.

The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns the tracks.

The US is the centre of the world’s third-party litigation finance (TPLF) industry, in which investors such as hedge funds and family offices finance legal action against companies.

Legislators, safety advocacy groups, and others are mulling over not only the safety of semi- or fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) but who is at fault and accountable when they’re involved in crashes. So how does that affect insurance and repairers?