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Opioid Litigation Update: $26B Deal That Lets Big Pharma Off the Hook

Opioid Litigation Update: $26B Deal That Lets Big Pharma Off the Hook

After years of litigation and massive jury verdicts, three firms are eyeing an end to lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic.
August 12, 2021 Liability Litigation Workers' Compensation

Northern California Utility’s Link to Raging Dixie Fire

Northern California Utility’s Link to Raging Dixie Fire

Pacific Gas & Electric - the Northern California utility responsible for the some of the state's most devastating wildfires over the past four years - has said its equipment may also be responsible for the still-raging Dixie Fire, which is now the second-biggest wildfire in the history of the state.
August 12, 2021 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability California

McLarens Acquires Canadian Loss Adjuster MGB Claims

McLarens Acquires Canadian Loss Adjuster MGB Claims

Insurance services provider McLarens is set to acquire MGB Claims, a complex commercial claims adjusting firm based in Canada.
August 4, 2021 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property

Family of Child Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Files Lawsuit

Family of Child Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Files Lawsuit

The family of the boy who was thrown from the third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in 2019 have filed a lawsuit against the Bloomington facility.
July 29, 2021 Liability Litigation Minnesota

10th Circuit Case Reinforces Limits Of Insurer’s Duty To Settle Disputed Claims

10th Circuit Case Reinforces Limits Of Insurer’s Duty To Settle Disputed Claims

A recent federal appeals court case applying Utah law goes to the heart of the conflict that arises between a policyholder and insurer when an insurer defends a policyholder under a reservation of rights and receives a settlement offer.
July 27, 2021 Liability Litigation

Rise in Lawsuits Highlights Range of Exposures Financial Sector Faces

Rise in Lawsuits Highlights Range of Exposures Financial Sector Faces

Litigation on a range of environmental, social and governance issues, such as climate change, pollution, diversity and CEO pay, is on the rise, putting pressure on companies to proactively manage ESG risks.
July 19, 2021 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation

Progressive Hiring Nearly 3000 for Claims Positions Nationwide

Progressive Hiring Nearly 3000 for Claims Positions Nationwide

Progressive Insurance announced it plans to hire over 6,000 new employees across the nation and some of the openings are in the Cleveland area.
July 8, 2021 Auto Catastrophe Education & Training Liability Property

Judge Says $48M Insurance Coverage is Inadequate for Collapsed Condo

Judge Says $48M Insurance Coverage is Inadequate for Collapsed Condo

A judge has ruled that the reported $48 million insurance coverage of a collapsed condominium building in Florida is 'simply not enough,' as the association responsible for the facility faces five separate lawsuits.
July 7, 2021 Liability Litigation Florida

Mandatory Auto Arbitration

Mandatory Auto Arbitration

When one insurance company subrogates against another insurance company and both are members of intercompany arbitration, such as Arbitration Forums, arbitration is mandatory. It is the type of damages sought that determines whether arbitration is compulsory, not the type of coverage afforded by the Respondent.
July 2, 2021 Auto Liability Subrogation

Miami Condo Insurer to Pay Out Its Policy Limit

Miami Condo Insurer to Pay Out Its Policy Limit

The general insurance liability insurer for the Champlain Towers South condominium has indicated that it will pay out the entire amount of its policy to cover any claims related to pending litigation and future lawsuits arising from the building's collapse last week.
July 1, 2021 Liability Florida

Kobe Bryant’s Widow Settles Lawsuit Against Pilot, Helicopter Company

Kobe Bryant’s Widow Settles Lawsuit Against Pilot, Helicopter Company

Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
June 25, 2021 Liability Litigation California

Insurers Unwilling To Cover Bezos’s 2021 Space Odyssey

Insurers Unwilling To Cover Bezos’s 2021 Space Odyssey

Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are not ready to price the risk of losing Jeff Bezos or his fellow space travelers.
June 24, 2021 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability

Why Ridesharing Makes Motor Vehicle Accident Claims More Complex

Why Ridesharing Makes Motor Vehicle Accident Claims More Complex

Inspecting the accident scene early and downloading black box data are among the tactics insurance lawyers use to defend ride share tort claims, lawyers suggested to A.M. Best Company Inc.
June 23, 2021 Auto Liability Litigation

Ten Dead After 18-Vehicle Crash on Alabama Interstate

Ten Dead After 18-Vehicle Crash on Alabama Interstate

Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock.
June 23, 2021 Auto Liability Alabama

Billions in Possible Liability Exposures for PFA Manufacturers as Regulatory Attention Ratchets Up

Billions in Possible Liability Exposures for PFA Manufacturers as Regulatory Attention Ratchets Up

Early in June, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Antonio Delgado (both D-NY) reintroduced legislation that would regulate per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Clean Water Act.
June 17, 2021 Liability Risk Management
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