East News Pa. Supreme Ct. Upholds Punitive Damage Award Against Insurance Agency for Poaching from Competitor A jury’s $2.8 million punitive damage award against an insurance agency and broker that tried to poach a competitor’s staff... Read More
West News Insurer’s Failure to Cancel Motor Carrier’s Insurance Certificate Did Not Continue Coverage Coverage from a commercial auto policy does not remain in effect after the policy’s expiration date merely because the insurer... Read More
Webinar Examines Good, Bad and Ugly of Litigation Financing In insurance defense attorney Dennis Kass’ world, litigation financing firms lurk behind the scenes, pushing plaintiffs to undergo as much... Read More
Texas / South Central News Donelon Directs Insurers to Talk to Policyholders as Hurricane Ida Claims Deadline Looms A day after the Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it is lifting a stay on hurricane-damage lawsuits filed by McClenny... Read More
East News Del. High Court: Insurer Can’t Recover for Water Damage Caused by Tenant’s Errant Drone Sathiyaselvam Thangavel’s hijinks with a drone caused more than $77,000 in damage to the apartment building where he lived, but... Read More
Midwest News Ill. Supreme Ct. Refuses to Reconsider BIPA Ruling, Despite Warning About ‘Astronomical’ Penalties The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy... Read More
Midwest News 8th Circuit: Failure to Cooperate Doomed Church’s Storm Damage Claim A church that refused to submit a proof of loss or agree to make a representative available for an examination... Read More
Texas / South Central News 5th Circuit Asks Texas Supreme Ct. if Attorney Fees Owed After Insurer Pays Appraisal Award A federal appellate court, grappling with conflicting decisions from federal courts, is asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether... Read More
No Coverage for Investor Losses Caused by Blue Bell’s Listeria Outbreak A 2015 Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream sold by Blue Bell Creameries hospitalized 10 people and killed three. While... Read More
West News California Supreme Court, Warning of Litigation ‘Deluge,’ Rejects Take-Home COVID Claims An employer owed no duty of care to the wife of an employee who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 that... Read More