Lawsuits Target E-Cigarette Maker Juul
Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses have been tied to e-cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, often flavored, without smoking. Lawsuits have been filed against e-cigarette maker Juul and more are expected amid increasing scrutiny.
September 17, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Insurer Settles With Florida Family Over Dog Attack
The family of a Crestview girl who was brutally attacked by a pit bull two years ago has settled a pair of lawsuits in connection with the attack.
September 16, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Florida
Distracted Semi Driver Causes Fatal Pileup On Indiana Interstate
Semi driver Toddrick Fairley of Lucedale, Mississippi, didnt see stopped traffic on Interstate 65 north of the Frankfort exit because he was looking for a bottle on the floor of his truck about 9:15 a.m. Thursday.
September 13, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Indiana
City, Developer And Contractor Agree To $2.25M Personal Injury Settlement
A 2015 incident in which a car and its driver dropped into a ditch in the roadway and flipped over has led Redlands, a developer and a contractor to recently OK a $2.25 million settlement to be paid by insurance companies.
September 11, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
Insurer Not Liable For Insured v. Insured Case, Says Court
When three board members are accused of misdeeds by a company exec, the court must decide if an insured-vs-insured exclusion applies.
September 10, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
School Bus Driver Dead, 7 Children Injured In Mississippi Rollover
A school bus driver died and at least seven children were injured, two critically, when their bus rolled over on a northern Mississippi road on Tuesday, authorities said.
September 10, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Mississippi
Judge Calls Out Facebook In Privacy Class Action Suit
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc (FB.O) to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users private data, calling the social media companys views on privacy "so wrong."
September 10, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
PG&E Proposes Reorganization Plan With $17.9 Billion For Wildfire Claims
California power provider PG&E Corp on Monday unveiled the outlines of a reorganization plan that will pay $17.9 billion for claims stemming from the wildfires that pushed it to seek bankruptcy protection.
September 10, 2019
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
Boat Owners Seek To Head Off Lawsuits After 34 Die In Fire
The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful to the families of the dead.
September 6, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
UK Insurance Industry Sees Billions Shift As Brexit Sends Business Out Of London
As much as $71 billion from the UK insurance industry is stepping out of London and is headed into locations throughout the European Union.
September 6, 2019
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Problems With Proving Damages Related To The Destruction Of Cannabis Crops
Cannabis is now legal for medicinal or recreational use (or both) in 33 states and the District of Columbia. As of Oct. 17, 2018, it also became legal throughout Canada. More states are expected to legalize cannabis in some form this year. That means litigation concerning cannabis can be expected to grow, well, like a weed.
September 4, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Divers Search For Last Bodies In California Boat Fire, Investigations Begin
Divers searched for more bodies early on Tuesday around the wreck of a boat destroyed by a blaze off the coast of southern California, as authorities launched an investigation into one of the areas worst maritime disasters.
September 3, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Telematics Data Confirms Speeders Are The Most Dangerous Drivers
When it comes to the most dangerous form of aggressive driving, speed stands above the rest as most likely to cause a crash.
August 28, 2019
Auto
Liability
Technology
Oklahoma Judge To Rule In $17 Billion Opioid Law Against J&J
An Oklahoma judge on Monday will decide whether Johnson & Johnson should be held liable in a $17 billion lawsuit alleging the drugmakers marketing practices fueled the opioid epidemic by causing a flood of painkillers in the market.
August 26, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Oklahoma
Utility Contractors Improper Road Hole Cover Totals Vehicle In Omaha
Days after a Benson couples vehicle sustained an estimated $1,300 in damages from a hole in the road they say wasnt properly covered, a driver in South Omaha had even worse luck with a different cover.
August 23, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Nebraska



