Litigation/Liability Trends
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 over global trade wars could ...
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 products cause ovarian ...
State Farm Wins Dismissal of Homeowners’ Class Action Over Use of Xactimate Software
A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action filed on behalf of Pennsylvania homeowners who believe that State Farm undervalued their property damage claims in its use of the Xactimate ...
J&J Spars With Foes of $9 Billion Talc Cancer Plan as Trial Ends
Johnson & Johnson told a judge its $9 billion proposal to settle baby powder cancer claims in bankruptcy court is the only viable way to end more than 15 years of litigation, while opponents ...
Bill Aims to Drive Down NYC Taxi Drivers’ Insurance Costs. But Will It?
The New York City Council's transportation committee heard testimony last Monday on a proposal to lower the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance coverage requirement for for-hire drivers from ...