A South Florida fraud scheme manipulated lender-placed homeowners insurance policies, resulting in $6.6 million in illicit gains. The final defendant received nearly four years in prison, closing a case that highlights vulnerabilities in insurance placement and premium disbursement.
A years-long campaign of harassment by former eBay employees resulted in criminal convictions, a multimillion-dollar civil settlement, and renewed attention on corporate accountability, executive oversight, and liability risks.
The agreement would resolve approximately 76,000 ovarian cancer claims if 95% of eligible plaintiffs approve the deal. The settlement follows years of courtroom battles and failed bankruptcy efforts aimed at resolving the litigation.
A bipartisan legislative effort would create a federal crime for intentionally staging crashes involving commercial trucks, giving prosecutors a direct tool to pursue organized fraud rings while insurers push for stronger deterrents.
A Massachusetts jury awarded a record $56 million to a Newburyport man who suffered catastrophic injuries after an Amazon delivery driver fell asleep and crossed the center line. Amazon had already admitted liability, leaving damages as the only issue for the jury.
A proposed class action alleges conventional Driscoll’s strawberries contained PFAS-linked pesticide residue and misled consumers through sustainability marketing. The company denies the allegations and says its food safety programs comply with regulatory requirements.
A federal judge ordered restitution after a former Maryland police officer admitted participating in a scheme that used false police reports and staged vehicle thefts to collect insurance payouts. The case also involved multiple law enforcement officers and several major auto insurers.
Taylor Farms expanded its voluntary recall after federal investigators linked imported iceberg lettuce to a multistate cyclospora outbreak. The recall raises product liability and food contamination concerns across the supply chain.
Dashcam footage and an independent 911 witness helped investigators prove a California driver intentionally caused a collision before filing a fraudulent insurance claim. The driver received jail time, probation, and restitution after being convicted on multiple charges.
A Jacksonville roofing contractor is under investigation as customers, employees, and suppliers allege unpaid debts, unfinished roofing projects, and contract disputes totaling nearly $1 million.
OpenAI’s flagship Stargate campus in Abilene is becoming a case study in how AI infrastructure may reshape property, environmental, and liability exposures. Nearby homeowners, former regulators, and environmental advocates are questioning whether current permitting rules adequately address projects of this scale.
Structural columns failed during a major office-to-residential conversion in Midtown Manhattan, prompting evacuations, street closures, and an engineering assessment as officials work to stabilize the building.
A federal appeals court ruled that the 2022 Jif peanut butter salmonella outbreak was a single occurrence under Smucker’s liability policies, rejecting an insurer’s effort to treat hundreds of contaminated product lots as separate occurrences.
Two insurers that reimbursed a New Jersey company for an alleged fraud loss are pursuing subrogation against Bank of America. The lawsuit claims the bank processed wire and ACH transfers after employees flagged them as fraudulent.
