Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Trial for Florida Condo Collapse Set for March 2023
A major lawsuit in the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people will go to trial in March 2023, a judge said Wednesday. That's about six months later than ...
D&O Insurance Specialist IDs a Fourth Variant of COVID Shareholder Suits
Even over a holiday weekend, alerts were hitting the newswires in advance of Jan. 3—the deadline for shareholders of ON24 to apply for lead plaintiff status in a lawsuit against the online event ...
Comma-tose: Coverage Case Hinged on Punctuation Question
Coverage disputes often hinge on the exact wording of an insurance policy. In a case in federal court in South Florida, the issue came down to not only the wording but the punctuation — namely, a ...
NY Jury Finds Drugmaker Liable In Opioid Suit Filed by State AG
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found on Thursday, a setback for a company still facing thousands of other opioid-related lawsuits around the ...
Tesla Recalls Close to 500,000 Cars Over Crash Risks
Tesla Inc is recalling more than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S electric cars to address rearview camera and trunk issues that increase the risk of crashing, the U.S. road safety regulator said. ...