One of the key advantages of mediation is the ability to be heard by a neutral party genuinely interested in the facts and arguments giving rise to the dispute. Allowing the parties to tell their story to someone who is listening and empathetic to their problem is central to successful mediation.
It’s the first victory of its kind against an insurance company that refused to pay a COVID claim in California. John’s Grill, one of San Francisco’s oldest restaurants, has settled its lawsuit against the Hartford group. The payout is said to be in the millions.
The Maryland Supreme Court joined several other state supreme courts Thursday in ruling unanimously that COVID-19 business interruption claims are not entitled to coverage.
Jacqueline Huskey, a Black woman living in suburban Illinois, tried more than a dozen times to get help from State Farm after a hailstorm punched holes in her roof. Now, thanks to a broad study of how the insurer handles claims like hers, she has evidence indicating that her struggle is a common one for Black customers.
In late September, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida and traveled across the state. The storm brought with it significant storm surge that caused substantial flooding. The storm also was accompanied by high winds that caused damage.
The owner of a Kentucky candle factory that was destroyed in a deadly tornado last year is facing another lawsuit from workers alleging they were threatened with termination if they left before the disaster struck.
A federal district court in New York has refused to dismiss a putative class-action lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act against fashion designer Louis Vuitton in connection with its website’s eyeglass ‘Virtual Try-On’ feature.
DBRS Morningstar released a commentary titled ‘Imprecise Policy Wording Could Lead to Costly Insurance Claims Litigation and Regulatory Intervention,’ which discusses the importance of having clear, unambiguous insurance policy wording to protect both policyholders and insurers.
Georgia topped the list of the American Tort Reform Foundation’s annual ‘Judicial Hellholes’ report. The Peach State edged out the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the states of California and New York to top the list.
Last year, the Texas Supreme Court adopted a narrow exception to the state’s eight-corners rule, and allowed the consideration of extrinsic evidence to determine the duty to defend. The exception arguably raised more questions than it resolved.
Florida has earned a reputation as a litigious state with some of the busiest courthouses in the nation, and a new report shows that the dollars flowing through the Sunshine State’s legal system dwarf other states by a wide margin.
The pandemic and political turmoil are causing widespread and long-term economic volatility after many years of positive trends. But covered commercial property losses continue, whether caused by fire, wind, or other causes independent of the underlying bases for the current market turmoil.
Florida is one of 50 states and experiences 9% of all homeowner’s insurance claims, not unreasonable given our weather and geography. However, Florida has 79% of all homeowner’s property insurance litigation.
