Litigation/Liability Trends
Wildfire Near Misses Spark Greater Push for Mitigation Efforts
As the Missionary Ridge Fire raged in 2002, the Valley Fire, a second fire, broke out and destroyed six homes within hours near the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango, Colo. When ...
Barbershops to Symphony: Judge Nixes Hundreds of Business Interruption Claims
A federal judge in Seattle has dismissed lawsuits filed by hundreds of Washington state businesses seeking insurance coverage for revenues lost because of COVID-19 public health orders. U.S. District ...
Plaintiffs Dig to Unearth Old ISO Documents to Back COVID BI Claims
Plaintiffs attorneys are looking deep into the weeds for evidence to support claims for business income lost because of COVID-19 public safety orders. Lawyers for footwear wholesaler Marc Fisher LLC ...
Florida’s Latest Property Insurance Reform: Too Little, Too Late?
A bill passed by the Florida Legislature to address the state's property insurance crisis has created optimism among some stakeholders, while others say it will not reduce rates over the next 18 to ...
Businesses Sue Major League Baseball for Moving All-Star Game Over Voting Law
A conservative group representing small businesses has sued Major League Baseball and its players' union over the decision to move next month's All-Star Game out of Georgia in response to that ...
Liability Shield Doesn’t Belong in Trade Deals, Internet Coalition Warns Biden
A coalition of internet accountability groups is warning the Biden administration against including liability protections for tech companies in future trade agreements, saying that could hamstring ...
Making Vaccinations Mandatory: What Employers Can Do
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesn't necessarily ...
PG&E Must Fork Over $150M for Botched Blackouts and Recent Wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million billion for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years and mismanagement of blackouts designed to ...