Litigation/Liability Trends
Corporate Nuclear Verdicts Surged to New Record High in 2024, Report Says
Nuclear verdicts against corporate defendants reached a record high in 2024, led by cases involving products liability and intellectual property, according to a new report from research firm Marathon ...
New Jersey Announces $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M Days Before Trial
New Jersey officials announced a landmark settlement of up to $450 million with 3M Company to resolve the state's lawsuits and address damage to the state's water and other natural resources from ...
Georgia Becomes Second State to Shield Bayer From Roundup Cancer Claims
In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential ...
Florida Class Action Targets Litigation Funding Firm Over Data Breach
Third-party litigation financing have become big business across the country, much to the chagrin of businesses and insurance companies that have faced multi-million lawsuit verdicts. But now one ...
No Escape From Tariffs — Not Even for D&O Liability Insurers
While property/casualty insurance executives are largely focused on the impacts of tariffs on short-tail lines like personal auto and property, investment market jitters ...
Class Action Accuses Toyota of Illegally Sharing Drivers’ Data With Progressive
A federal class action lawsuit filed this week in Texas accused Toyota and an affiliated telematics aggregator of unlawfully collecting drivers' information and then selling that data to Progressive. ...
Navigating DEI Legally: Emphasizing Equity Without Legal Pitfalls
The debate over what constitutes "illegal DEI" has intensified following U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive orders. The orders instruct federal agencies to identify organizations engaging ...
Group Sues California Department of Insurance Over FAIR Plan Surcharges
A consumer advocacy group has sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to block hundreds of millions of dollars in surcharges that could soon appear on California ...
Judge Rejects J&J’s $10 Billion Baby Powder Settlement
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson's $10 billion proposal to end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc ...