East News Bankruptcy Court Ruling Secures $93M in Additional Coverage for Refinery Owners The owner of a Philadelphia refinery that was shut down after a June 2019 explosion secured at least $93 million... Read More
Southeast News Contractor Missed Deadline to File Lawsuit For Repairs to Storm-Damaged Church A bankruptcy filing did not stop the clock from running on North Carolina’s three-year statutory deadline for filing a lawsuit... Read More
Southeast News 11th Circuit: Insurer Missed Deadline to Remove Bad Faith Case to Federal Court Darryl A. Vachon did not accuse Travelers of bad faith in handling his $25,000 uninsured motorist claim until after a... Read More
Editor's Picks News 5th Circuit: Indemnity Clause in Oil Field Contract Voided by Wyoming Law A Wyoming oil exploration company may not avail itself to Texas law to evade liability for injuries to one of... Read More
News Swiss Re: Litigation Funders Driving Social Inflation, ‘Outsize’ Verdicts Swiss Re said in a report released Thursday that litigation funding has become a $17 billion industry globally, with 52%... Read More
Midwest News 8th Circuit: Policyholder Entitled to Appraisal to Determine Cause of Damage A Minnesota property owner has a right to an appraisal to determine the cause of a loss even if the... Read More
Texas / South Central News No Coverage Owed for $1.2 Million Loss Caused by Gold Coin Shipping Scam A Dallas gold coins dealer cannot evade a fraudulent check exclusion in its insurance policy by putting the onus on... Read More
Editor's Picks News Medicaid Recovery Case Before Supreme Court May Drive Up Settlement Costs A case to be argued before the United States Supreme Court next month could drive up the amount plaintiffs demand... Read More
East News Editor's Picks Insurer Must Defend Against Lawsuit Over Drug Overdose, Despite Exclusion An insurer must defend its policyholders against a lawsuit that alleges their drug-dealer son caused the overdose death of a... Read More
Editor's Picks News NCCI: Work Comp Claim Frequency Dipped During Height of Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic corresponded with an unusual decrease in workers’ compensation claim severity, while claim frequency was pretty much unchanged,... Read More