All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 1 2023 // The winter storm that hit Texas in February 2021 strained the state’s electricity grid so much that power had to be cut to millions of homes and businesses to prevent the grid’s complete failure. At least 200...
Feb 27 2023 // The Kentucky Senate voted Friday to provide teachers with liability insurance coverage as a cushion against financial losses when forced to defend themselves against work-related lawsuits.The bill would require Kentucky...
Feb 24 2023 // Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney’s failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter...
Feb 24 2023 // Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney’s failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter...
Feb 24 2023 // A law firm that has made a multibillion-dollar business out of suing auto and liability insurers for Medicare reimbursement payments may have met its match in Florida’s notice-of-intent-to-sue requirements.A panel of...
Feb 20 2023 // Specialization is critical in the cattle business and increased consumer demand for protein is driving new trends, including niche farms that offer direct-to-consumer strategies.In today’s evolving and growing...
Feb 20 2023 // Social inflation has been a hot topic across the insurance industry over the last few years as claims frequency and severity continue to increase across nearly every line of business.While some lines, such as commercial...
Feb 17 2023 // AmeriTrust subsidiary Star Insurance Co. must pay the $9 million balance of a $10 million settlement in the death of a 12-year old boy who died after a trench he dug on a Long Branch, New Jersey beach collapsed on him.Star...
Feb 17 2023 // A liability insurer has no standing to object to its insured’s bankruptcy plan, even if the carrier feels that the plan unfairly exposes it to potentially fraudulent claims, a federal appeals court decided this week...
Feb 16 2023 // Lewis Brisbois Expands Products Liability Capabilities in Midwest with Experienced Litigation Team in St. LouisLewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Rick Mueller and Heather F. Counts to its St. Louis, Missouri office as...
Feb 16 2023 // There will be a jury retrial on allocation of liability in a New Jersey workers’ compensation premium fraud case won by Liberty Insurance Corp. against a construction firm.The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday...
Feb 16 2023 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new private equity liability insurance product, designed to focus on the inherent directors and officers (D&O) risks within the long-term lifecycle of portfolios held by...
Feb 16 2023 // Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known as letters of protection.But critics say the instruments, in which doctors agree to take...
Feb 15 2023 // No one threatened to sue Avis Rent a Car after Roynetta McDavid’s little sister borrowed her rental car without permission and smashed it into another vehicle.But a claims handler for the company paid three people...
Feb 14 2023 // The distribution and severity of nurse practitioner (NP) office practice setting claims have increased sharply since 2017, according to a new report from CNA in collaboration with its business partners at Nurses Service...
Feb 9 2023 // A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability insurance as a condition of employment.Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, proposed House Bill No. 1808,...
Feb 9 2023 // Hurts will try and put the hurt on Mahomes. The brothers Kelce will battle it out. The pregame show will last six hours. People will watch commercials they will actually remember. Rihanna at the half. Confetti and...
Feb 6 2023 // Current and former U.S. military members suing 3M over allegedly defective military earplugs have asked a U.S. judge to dismiss 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies‘ bankruptcy, accusing the company of using bankruptcy...
Feb 6 2023 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and a few challenges due to economic forces, tough insurance market conditions, and societal pressure. Here are 10 industry sectors that could see new and emerging...
Feb 6 2023 // For many, the “metaverse” sounds like some obscure sci-fi fantasyland. You may be asking, where is it? How does one get there?Well, if you’re reading this article on a screen, you are already scratching...