Litigation/Liability Trends
Former PG&E Execs Agree to $117M Settlement for Wildfires
Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility's ...
Vermont High Court: COVID Virus, Like Cat Urine, Can Cause Physical Loss
Citing decisions that found insurance coverage was owed for contamination caused by cat urine and gasoline vapors, the Vermont Supreme Court broke from courts across the nation and found that ...
U.S. Starts Criminal Probe Into PG&E Role in California Wildfire
Federal officials have initiated a criminal investigation into PG&E Corp.'s potential role in starting California's largest wildfire of the year. On Sept. 24, the U.S. Forest Service removed one ...
Viewpoint: Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, have served as a key component in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These "forever chemicals," which have been ...
Federal Appeals Court Upends $6M Lead Paint Verdict From 2019
A federal appeals court has cleared one paint manufacturer and ordered a retrial for two others in a case in which a jury in 2019 awarded $6 million to three men whose brain damage was blamed on ...
3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe
"Toxic torts," which are lawsuits alleging damage to human health or the environment caused by specific substances, are increasingly common in the United States. They can cost defendants hundreds of ...
Gallagher, Alliant Agree to Settle Latest Dispute Over Alleged Poaching
Brokers Arthur J. Gallagher and Alliant Insurance Services jointly filed to tell a judge they have agreed to work out a settlement to end a short but contentious dispute over employee-poaching ...
Trump Defrauded Insurers, New York AG’s Lawsuit Says
Donald Trump and the Trump Organization used false and misleading statements of financial condition to obtain favorable real estate loans and insurance coverage over the last decade, according to a ...