Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused of crimes. In Thompson v. Clark, a majority (6-3) of the high court not only ...
$14M Jury Award for Protesters Comes as Other Cities Face Similar Policing Lawsuits
A federal jury's $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could ...
Tokio Marine Says Greensill Obtained Policies Fraudulently
Companies linked to insolvent British financier Lex Greensill obtained insurance fraudulently, insurer Tokio Marine said on Monday, adding it did not plan to pay out on the policies and would ...
Credit Suisse Warns Greensill Litigation Against Insurers, Debtors May Take 5 Years
Credit Suisse said on Monday that litigation related to Greensill supply chain finance funds (SCFF) could take around five years and warned that some investors would not be able to recover their ...
Boy Scouts Victims’ Fund Unfair to Insurers, Companies Argue in Court
The Boy Scouts of America's sexual abuse compensation fund may force insurers to make payments they can't negotiate over, even if the claims are fraudulent, a group of the companies argued in court. ...
Bayer Reaches $80M PCB Contamination Settlement With Ohio
Bayer AG reached an $80 million settlement with Ohio to resolve environmental damage allegedly caused by polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, made by the company's Monsanto business, the state ...
J&J’s Victory Over Cancer Victims Clears Path for 3M, Others
A court ruling allowing Johnson & Johnson to use a controversial bankruptcy strategy to force cancer victims into potential settlement talks has raised the odds that other companies facing costly ...