Editor's Picks West News California Supreme Court, Warning of Litigation ‘Deluge,’ Rejects Take-Home COVID Claims July 7, 2023 An employer owed no duty of care to the wife of an employee who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 that... Read More
Editor's Picks Southeast News Divided Appellate Panel Upholds Total Loss Valuations Using CCC Software July 6, 2023 An insurer that used CCC Intelligent Solutions software to determine the payout for a claimant’s vehicle did not violate a... Read More
Editor's Picks News Analytics Company Says Sponsored Google Search Returns Driving Litigation Surge July 5, 2023 National law firms are investing $10 million to $12 million annually each to direct Google searches to websites that they... Read More
News BNSF Railway Wins New Trial over $228 Million Jury Award in Biometric Data Case July 3, 2023 A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in... Read More
Editor's Picks News Fear Created by Data Breach Suffices for Class-Action Suit to Proceed, 1st Circuit Rules July 3, 2023 Former customers of Injured Workers Pharmacy whose personal information was stolen by hackers and allegedly used to file a fake... Read More
Editor's Picks Midwest News Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal School Bus Crash June 30, 2023 An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability... Read More
Editor's Picks Southeast News Fla. ‘Anti-Technical’ Statute Bars Insurer from Denying Claim for Sunken Yacht June 27, 2023 Travelers must pay a $2 million claim by the owner of a 92-foot-long yacht that was sunk by Hurricane Irma... Read More
Editor's Picks News TransUnion: Police Gave Out Fewer Tickets as Highway Death Rate Climbed June 26, 2023 At the same time as traffic fatalities increased and motorists’ driving habits deteriorated, law enforcement officers were issuing fewer citations... Read More
Editor's Picks Midwest News 7th Circuit Reverses, Finds Supplier May Be Liable for Asbestos in Packaging June 22, 2023 Bruce Johnson, a ceramics artist and teacher, routinely dug through shipping packages stuffed to the brim with vermiculite in order... Read More
Editor's Picks Southeast News N.C. Supreme Restores Award to Injured Truck Driver, Reversing Appeals Panel June 20, 2023 An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year... Read More