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
Southeast News Divided Appellate Panel Upholds Total Loss Valuations Using CCC Software An insurer that used CCC Intelligent Solutions software to determine the payout for a claimant’s vehicle did not violate a... Read More
Analytics Company Says Sponsored Google Search Returns Driving Litigation Surge National law firms are investing $10 million to $12 million annually each to direct Google searches to websites that they... Read More
Fear Created by Data Breach Suffices for Class-Action Suit to Proceed, 1st Circuit Rules Former customers of Injured Workers Pharmacy whose personal information was stolen by hackers and allegedly used to file a fake... Read More
Midwest News Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal School Bus Crash An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability... Read More
Southeast News Fla. ‘Anti-Technical’ Statute Bars Insurer from Denying Claim for Sunken Yacht Travelers must pay a $2 million claim by the owner of a 92-foot-long yacht that was sunk by Hurricane Irma... Read More