News Will 1st Anniversary of COVID-19 Shutdowns Spur New Wave of COVID Lawsuits? The upcoming anniversary of COVID-19 shutdown orders may reveal whether a significant number of policyholders have been waiting on the... Read More
East News Courts in N.Y., N.H. Rule Workers’ Comp Should Cover Marijuana Costs for Injured Workers Courts in New York and New Hampshire have joined jurists in New Jersey in ruling that the cost of medical... Read More
News Judge Rules in Favor of 3 Policyholders With COVID-19 Claims in Consolidated Case A federal judge denied Society Insurance’s motions to dismiss three “bellwether” lawsuits filed by hospitality businesses that were denied coverage... Read More
News Insurers Question Claims Process in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boys Scout of America bankruptcy is weighing a request by insurance... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Cold Snap May Spur Historic Number of Insurance Claims The polar vortex that caused power outages across Texas for the past week also will bring more insurance claims than... Read More
Texas / South Central News Insurer Wins Case Filed by New Orleans Restaurant that Filed Early COVID Claim A New Orleans judge denied a motion for declaratory judgment that insurance coverage is owed to a restaurant for business... Read More
News New Protocols Aim to Streamline Discovery in COVID Business-Interruption Lawsuits An organization that advocates for a more efficient U.S. justice system has released a set of protocols that aims to... Read More
News Plaintiffs in Some States Defy Insurer Winning Streak in COVID Lawsuits To anyone keeping score, it appears that insurers are crushing policyholders who sued for business income lost because of COVID-19... Read More
Midwest News Illinois Supreme: Medical Providers May Not Attach Injured Workers’ Awards in Bankruptcy Court Medical providers cannot use bankruptcy court to collect unpaid bills owed by bankrupt injured workers, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled... Read More
News As Criminals Innovate, ATM Thefts Becoming a Growing Source of Insurer Loss Convicted bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In... Read More