East News Theater Owner and Insurer Agree to Drop Litigation over COVID Claims An owner of Broadway theaters and Pacific Indemnity Insurance Co. have voluntarily agreed to end their remaining litigation over COVID-19... Read More
East News N.H. Supreme Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy for COVID Claim The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming... Read More
East News Five Workers Injured, One Missing After Chemical Plant Explosion One worker is missing and the building is severely damaged after an early morning explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant... Read More
East News School Board: Workers’ Comp Bars Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot... Read More
East News 3rd Circuit Grants Pa. Hospital Chance to Restore Malpractice Coverage A federal appeals court is giving a Pennsylvania hospital another opportunity to have $1.75 million of its medical malpractice insurance... Read More
News Lawsuit Accuses Chubb of ‘Lowballing’ and Risking Further Liability Insurer Chubb has been accused of “lowballing” offers in the settlement of an employee class action that the owner of... Read More
News Federal Judge Clears Class-Action Suit Alleging Geico Underpaid Auto Claims Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds... Read More
East News Editor's Picks Mass. Supreme: No ‘Imbalance of Power’ Means Beating Wasn’t Abuse An act of physical abuse is not excluded by an abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy unless... Read More
East News Court Affirms Insurer, Agent Have Duty of Care But Not Fiduciary Duty in GEICO Case A licensed insurance agent, and the insurer she represents, owe a duty of care to a customer to explain coverages... Read More
East News Editor's Picks Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a COVID-19 business loss claim by the owner... Read More