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A Bayer Roundup Settlement Will Take Some Time: Lawyer
Even after three big losses in court trials and a plunge in market value, Bayer AG isn't close to settling tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, according ...
Fewer Settlements on Courthouse Steps: What Insurance Execs Are Saying About Social Inflation
Is the political mood of the country increasingly conducive to social inflation? Analysts at Assured Research believe so. In addition, in the accompanying article, they note that a steady rise in ...
Social Inflation Is Back, Fueled by Lawyer Advertising and Other Factors: Assured Research Analysis
By the spring of this year, the financial press was filled with articles documenting the pause in numerical and medical inflation. But few outside the insurance industry are discussing—or maybe ...
Auto Liability Will Buck Price Declines, and Other Marsh 2016 Predictions
Pricing may be plunging across much of the U.S. casualty market in 2016, but not for auto liability. Higher pricing and reduced capacity will likely hit automotive liability over the next year, ...
Isn’t It Ridiculous? Top 10 Abuses of the Legal System in 2013
Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform announced its list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2013: Inmates' suit blames a life of crime on beer companies ...