California Utilities Regulator Okays $45 Million Penalty for PG&E Over 2021 Dixie Fire The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a $45 million settlement agreement between its Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and... Read More
Bayer’s Billions in Roundup Verdicts Increase Pressure for New Legal Strategy Bayer AG faces mounting pressure to come up with a new plan for handling its Roundup weedkiller litigation after getting... Read More
California to Get Drenched From Fast-Moving Atmospheric River A fast-moving atmospheric river coming off the Pacific Ocean will drench northern and central California on Wednesday and then head... Read More
Bayer Jury’s $2.2 Billion Roundup Verdict is Biggest Yet Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit was ordered by a Pennsylvania jury to pay more than $2.2 billion to a former Roundup... Read More
Alabama High Court Says COVID Liability Immunity Includes Slips and Falls at Hospital When the COVID-19 virus spread across the country three years ago, dozens of state legislatures approved statutes that granted health... Read More
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