Litigation/Liability Trends
Judge Questions Whether $48M in Coverage for Collapsed Condo Tower Will Be Enough
Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the ...
Drones Pulled Into Play to Help Fight Wildfires in U.S. West
In a grassy meadow outside Missoula, Montana, Jennifer Fowler eyes two drones high in the sky with weather instruments -- part of a program to see how drones can help to fight and monitor wildfires. ...
Cyber Risk Ranks High Among Businesses, but Many Still Feel Resilient: Beazley
After a legion of well publicized cyber attacks, it's no surprise that a large minority of businesses now see technology as a top risk for their company. At the same time, they also see themselves as ...
Advanced Driver Safety Systems Face Increased U.S. Regulatory Scrutiny
U.S. regulators on Tuesday said they would keep a closer eye on the automotive industry as it rolls out advanced driver safety systems, tracking the new technologies to spot potential defects faster. ...
Praedicat, AIR Worldwide Announce Updates
In separate announcements, InsurTech Praedicat and Verisk's catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide and unveiled changes to key products recently. Praedicat updated the litigation tracker in its ...
Gas Station Files Class Action Against Colonial Pipeline After Cyber Attack
Colonial Pipeline Co. was sued by a gas station seeking to represent thousands more over the ransomware attack in May that paralyzed the U.S. East Coast's flow of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. EZ ...
Better Use of Science Could Boost Climate Lawsuits
Newly-available scientific evidence, which could prove critical to the success of climate-related lawsuits, is often not produced in court, according to a new study published by the Oxford ...
SEC Climate Disclosure Seen Triggering Flood of Lawsuits
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may make corporations reveal more about climate risks in key regulatory filings, a push that Wall Street and the biggest tech companies say will lead to a ...