Litigation/Liability Trends
The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
Nick Kosiavelon, an insurance defense attorney in Massachusetts, tells the story about some plaintiffs' lawyers he faced off against in a recent brain-injury lawsuit. He said within an hour of seeing ...
Nuclear Verdicts Go Boom, Increase 40.7% in 2025
So-called "nuclear" verdicts did not subside in 2025. In fact, it was quite the opposite. According to a new report from strategic communications and research firm Marathon Strategies, there were ...
Gallagher: Securities Class-Action Settlement Dollars Up $48% in H1
For the first half of 2026, when it comes to securities class actions, the plaintiffs bar is winning, according to Gallagher. In a new report on the lawsuits targeting directors and officers, ...
One Battle After Another: What TPLF Victory in North Carolina Means
The decade-long war between the TPLF sector and the commercial insurance industry reached a turning point when North Carolina became the first state to ban commercial litigation funding on June 22. ...
Johnson & Johnson Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement of Talc Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson said on July 27 it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a ...
NY AG Suing 3M, Other Chemical Companies Over PFAS Pollution
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, July 9 sued some of the nation's largest chemical and agricultural companies — 3M Company, EIDP Inc., The Chemours Company Inc., Corteva Inc., ...
Florida Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean New Pressure to Settle High-Dollar Lawsuits
A lawsuit brought by the former head of Marvel Entertainment made headlines around the country last November when it resulted in a $50 million jury verdict against Isaac Perlmutter's wealthy Palm ...
Montgomery v. Caribe Increases Litigation Activity, Not Shipper Exposure
A recent Supreme Court decision that is widely viewed as a significant development in transportation litigation is particularly worth examining in the context of negligent hiring claims against ...