California’s top state court has agreed to decide whether employers can be held liable under state law when their workers contract COVID-19 on the job and spread it to their relatives.
A Black former worker at Tesla’s Fremont, California assembly plant has rejected a $15 million payout from the automaker in a lawsuit alleging racial abuse by co-workers.
The $1.88 million jury verdict in a New Jersey underinsured motorist (‘UIM’) claim, Kelley v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company, No. 19-cv-19037 (D. N.J. May 13, 2022) drew headlines in legal and insurance media recently.
A Louisiana appeals court found that an all-risk property policy covered business-income interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders and other operational restrictions.
The so-called 8-Corners Rule is an important aspect of insurance defense in Texas. If you’re running an insurance company and you’re faced with the possibility of defending a policyholder from a legal action, you probably know about this rule.
A teacher who injured her back at work and who had surgery out of state and out of her employer’s network is due compensation for her surgery because the school district had originally denied her claim, the Supreme Court of South Dakota unanimously ruled Wednesday.
The Edinburg school district sued a bundle of its insurance carriers last month, claiming that they failed to payout over $39 million for damage sustained during Hurricane Hanna. The district is suing for the money it says it is owed and alleges -- among other things -- breach of contract and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
World’s richest man Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has slammed a recent insurance claim by a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a car against GEICO as ‘crazy’ and called for legal action against law firms that pursue ‘insane’ cases.
A new Utah Court of Appeals decision recently came out that insurers may find helpful. The case involved an insurer, Truck Insurance Exchange (TIE), who declined to pay a UIM coverage claim after it was determined that the Plaintiff/Insured may have been at least 50% at fault for the accident.
It’s hard to imagine that flying used to be glamorous, but for those who remember the Concorde, they know it was the epitome of glamour. The supersonic jet flew at 60,000 feet--high enough for you to see the Earth’s curvature--and could blast you from Paris to New York in three and a half hours.
The United States District Court for Minnesota, applying Minnesota law, has affirmed a magistrate judge’s decision denying an insured’s motion to amend its complaint to add a claim for bad faith.
Piecemeal efforts to bring transparency to third-party litigation funding continued apace (albeit a snail’s pace) with legislation the governor of Illinois signed into law on May 27th.
Recently, in Security National Ins. Co. v. Construction Associates of Spokane, No. 20-167 (E.D. Wash. Mar. 24, 2022), a Washington federal court concluded that an insurer breached its duty to defend a party as an additional insured and that its conduct amounted to bad faith.
Social inflation has become somewhat of a buzzword in insurance circles in recent years, especially over the past year. The phenomenon is responsible for driving up risk and the cost of claims across a range of lines, ultimately affecting insurer profitability.
School may be out for summer, but CLM’s Claims College is right around the corner. Taking place Sept. 7-10, 2022 in Baltimore, Claims College can help you meet your professional goals while helping you establish great connections and relationships within your cohort.
