Litigation/Liability Trends
Senate Republicans Draft Bill to Enable Broad Coronavirus Employer Liability Shield
Senate Republicans are drafting legislation that would let employers choose which government coronavirus safety guidelines to follow in order to be shielded from lawsuits if their customers or ...
Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Suspended by Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by the Florida bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party ...
Global Investors, Politicians Spied on by Little-Known Indian Cyber Firm
A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years. New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted ...
Apple Must Face Part of Suit Alleging Fraudulent Concealment of iPhone Demand
A federal judge said Apple Inc must face part of a lawsuit claiming it fraudulently concealed falling demand for iPhones, especially in China, leading to tens of billions of dollars in shareholder ...
Willis Towers Watson Slapped With Shareholder Suits Over Its Planned Sale to Aon
There have been at least three shareholder lawsuits filed over the mega-deal that would have insurance broker Aon acquire rival Willis Towers Watson. The suits allege that Willis and its directors ...
The BIG Compromise for Biz Interruption Coverage Suits Explained
Good faith coverage disputes over pandemic-related business interruption coverage don't have to be fought out in courts, and retroactive rewrites of business interruption coverage language are ...
Complications Grow for Business Income Insurance
As the insurance industry faces litigation and questions over virus-related claim denials, it could soon be dealing with another business income hurdle due to the civil unrest that has taken place in ...
Pandemic Losses Will Exceed S&P Estimates: Chief Risk Officers Say
Analysts for Standard & Poor's Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the $15-$30 billion range. Risk officers speaking at a rating agency ...