East News Mass. Finds Virus Caused No Physical Loss, the 1st State High Court to Rule The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer... Read More
East News N.Y. Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Coverage for Restaurant’s COVID-19 Claim An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by... Read More
East News Related Claim Exclusion Doesn’t Require ‘Fundamentally Identical’ Actions in Delaware The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that solar panel manufacturer First Solar, which faced two securities class actions, is not... Read More
News Federal Gov. Adopts New Rule Setting Safety Standards for Driverless Automobiles The Biden Administration has issued a final rule intended to ensure safety of occupants in automated vehicles. This rule updates... Read More
East News ‘No Contest’ Plea Doesn’t Trigger Criminal Exclusion in Home Policy: Connecticut Court An insured’s plea of nolo contendere to criminal charges does not trigger a criminal acts exclusion in a homeowners insurance... Read More
East News Vermont Supreme Ct. Sides With Insurer in Allocation of Asbestos Losses The Vermont Supreme Court has denied a bid by a manufacturer of asbestos products to bypass Vermont law in determining... Read More
East News Penn. Supreme Adds Exception to Subrogation Rule in Jones Act Case The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has sided with an insurer seeking subrogation for payments it made to an injured worker before... Read More
News Judge Approves $73M Sandy Hook Settlement; 4 Carriers Sharing Loss The cost of a $73 million settlement that gunmaker Remington Arms agreed to pay to families of victims of the... Read More
News Judge Dismisses Former Employees’ Suit Against Marsh & McLennan Over Data Breach A federal judge in New York has dismissed a potential class action against Marsh & McLennan by two former employees... Read More
Editor's Picks News Congressional Committee Seeks Lessons Learned From Ransomware Attack In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal... Read More