Litigation/Liability Trends
Colo. Supreme Court the Latest to Decide if Claims Adjusters Can Be Held Personally Liable
For the third time in three years, a state supreme court is being asked to decide whether a claims adjuster can be held personally liable for bad faith. The Colorado Supreme Court on Jan. 11 heard ...
Climate Change Litigation: Why Better Disclosure Is Vital as Cases Rise
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we currently face. As the situation escalates, nations and corporations are increasingly being held accountable for their actions (or lack thereof) to ...
Mother Sues Meta, Snap Over Social Media ‘Addicted’ Daughter’s Suicide
Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old girl who was addicted to Instagram and Snapchat, the girl's mother alleged in a lawsuit. The woman claims her daughter ...
Florida Power & Light Class Action Opens Door to Subrogation, Future Storm Claims
A Miami judge's certification of a lawsuit against Florida's largest utility company as a $10 billion class action, with damage claims from more than 4 million people who lost power in Hurricane ...
Workplace Class Action Settlements Cost Record $3.6B in 2021
The cost of settling workplace class action lawsuits reached a record high in 2021, defying expectations that the COVID-19 pandemic would decrease the size and reduce the number of payouts, according ...
U.S. Businesses Fear They Could Face Never-Ending Chain of Liability From Take-Home COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not ...
Insurers Have No Duty to Defend Rite Aid Against Opioid Lawsuits, Says Delaware Supreme Court
Chubb Ltd. has no duty to defend Rite Aid Corp. against lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties that allege the drug store chain's failure to identify suspicious orders contributed to an oversupply of ...
Avoiding Bad Faith Damages: How to Handle Short-Fuse Policy Limit Settlement Demands
The holidays—parties, family and the spirit of giving. Some personal injury plaintiff attorneys really get into the spirit, hoping to receive the gift of "open" policy limits and unlimited injury ...