Social Inflation Hits Insurers, Not Economies
You know things are bad when the term "nuclear" is deemed inadequate to describe the rise in legal verdicts against corporations.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Boston Police reported they have arrested a cyber insurance attorney in connection with a series of sexual assaults and ...
Cyber Insurance Attorney Charged With Serial Rape, Kidnapping 15 Years Ago
Fired Root CMO Accused of Stealing Millions Spends ‘Lavishly’; Judge Appoints Receiver
According to court records, Root Inc's former chief marketing officer — accused of stealing about $10 million from the company — has not made court appearances, spent money in violation of ...
Bankruptcy Judge Lets Directors of Failed SVB Tap $210M D&O Tower
A bankruptcy judge is allowing current and former officials with the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank to tap into the $210 million in insurance coverage available through directors and officers ...
Florida Courts Flooded With Suits Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed
Just as the plaintiffs' law firm of Morgan & Morgan warned, the number of Florida lawsuits filed across the state has shattered previous records, topping 280,122 in ...
Aon Sues Alliant Over ‘Unlawful Raid’ of Reinsurance Group
Aon this week filed a lawsuit against rival Alliant Insurance Services for an alleged "unlawful raid" of senior leaders and other employees of Aon's facultative ...
The Supreme Court Handed Google and Twitter a New Line of Defense
The U.S. Supreme Court handed social media companies a new line of defense as they face an increasing number of lawsuits alleging their algorithms have harmed users — ...
Supreme Court Spurns Dispute Over Roundup Class-Action Settlement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a dispute involving a lawsuit against Bayer AG's Monsanto Co that could rein in a common form of settlement in class ...
J&J’s Proposed Talc Settlement Would Pay $400 Million to State AGs
Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle claims that its ...
