Reforms to US Disaster Aid Expose Growing Home Insurance Gap When disaster hits in the US, the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In... Read More
Houston ‘Hire A Dick’ Attorney Faces Another Six Figure Sanctions Order For the second time in three months, Houston plaintiffs’ attorney Eric B. Dick has been ordered to reimburse an insurer... Read More
Roof Claim for Damage by Vultures Fails on Ordinary, Not Expert, Meaning of ‘Infestation’ How many vultures are required and how long must they be present to create an infestation? The Pennsylvania-based owner of... Read More
Aon Report: Global Economic Losses From Natural Catastrophes Reached $380B In 2023 An Aon plc report out this week identifies 398 global natural disaster events that caused a $380 billion (2022: $355... Read More
Progressive Q4 Net Income Up 141% as Combined Ratio Exceeds Goal for 2023 Progressive Corp. said fourth quarter 2023 net income jumped to nearly $2 billion compared to about $826 million a year... Read More
Florida Senate Committee Adopts Litigation Funding Rules; Expands Wrongful Death Litigation financing could soon become more transparent and less influential in Florida, but a 34-year-old restriction on who can file... Read More
J&J Agrees to Resolve Talc Investigations in 42 States Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it had reached a tentative settlement to resolve probes by U.S. states into whether... Read More
Southwest Wins Appeal in Cyber Excess Coverage Dispute With Liberty The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that Southwest Airlines can continue to seek reimbursement under its... Read More
Vans, Dickies Owner VF Corp: Data of 35.5M Consumers Stolen in Recent Cyberattack Apparel and footwear company VF Corp. disclosed last week that the personal data of about 35.5 million consumers were stolen... Read More
How Legal Finance Adds Value to Judgment Preservation Insurance Successful litigants holding trial-court judgments have traditionally found themselves positioned similarly to mountaineers atop Mount Everest: After a long, brutal... Read More