Litigation/Liability Trends
Mother Sues Maine School Over Keeping Teen’s Gender Transition Private
A Maine woman is suing a school district whose counselor encouraged her teen's social gender transition, providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. It's ...
Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida
The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters' damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a plaintiffs' attorney who has ...
What Insurers Should Know About PFAS
Scientists faced a problem when the space race was heating up in the mid-20th century. They needed to develop materials to withstand the heat of atmospheric entry and corrosive effects of water when ...
Is a Scooter a Vehicle? Appeals Court Says ‘Yes’ and State Farm Must Pay UM Claim
State Farm must pay an uninsured motorist claim for injuries caused by an electric motor scooter even though the scooter didn't match the definition of "motor vehicle" in Florida statutes, a panel of ...
Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Files $40 Million Lawsuit
Abby Zwerner, a first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student, filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them ...
Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Headed to Federal Appeals Court
Attorneys for several insurance companies are appealing a federal judge's decision to uphold the confirmation of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America. In an ...
Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal
A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking 5.1 million pounds ($6.3 million) in compensation and told a London court she ...
Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy Plan Upheld Despite Insurers’ Objections
A federal judge on March 28 denied an appeal, largely made by insurers, to strike down the Boy Scouts of America's nearly $2.5 billion reorganization plan approved last year to allow the organization ...