Litigation/Liability Trends
Federal Judge Approves $85M Settlement in Zoom Case
A federal judge in California approved an $85 million settlement between Zoom Video Communications and millions of users who said the teleconference meeting application violated their privacy rights ...
‘Deceptive’ Denial Letter Costs Insurer Treble Damages After Appeal to 4th Circuit
The insurer first said it would pay to repair a breezeway at a student housing complex that partially collapsed during a Saturday night student party. Then it said it wouldn't and sent the ...
How the Insurance Industry Can Tame Social Inflation
Insurance carriers, are you and your defense counsel ready for the "perfect storm" of litigation that is coming once the pandemic is over? Are your teams trained to defend against the increasing wave ...
New Jersey Diocese Reaches $87.5M Settlement with Sex Abuse Claimants
The Catholic Diocese of Camden, N.J., and the committee representing about 300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse have reached an $87.5 million settlement that will establish a trust to compensate the ...
Familiar Securities Plaintiff Sues to Stop Berkshire’s $11.6B Deal for Alleghany
At least one shareholder of Alleghany Corp. is unhappy with the insurer's agreement to be bought by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. According to a lawsuit filed April 13 in U.S. District Court ...
Judge Finds Tesla Liable to Black Former Worker Who Alleged Bias, but Slashes Payout
A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc. was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric car company ignored racial abuse at the factory where he worked but reduced a nearly $137 ...
U.S. Gunmakers Urge Judge to Toss Mexico’s $10B Lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels would open the door to other countries suing them, ...
Insurers Found Liable for $101M Payment Into Lead Paint Abatement Fund
Taking a calculated risk by selling a hazardous product isn't the same as intentionally causing harm. For that reason, insurers must cover a court judgment that requires the company that sold Dutch ...