Midwest News Illinois Supreme Court Finds Tenants not Covered by Landlord’s Insurance Policy An insurer has no duty to defend the tenants of an insured property against a third-party negligence contribution claim, the... Read More
International News Viewpoint: Unseaworthy Vessels One Reason Containers are Lost at Sea The World Shipping Council reported that for 2020-2021, the two-year average annual loss of containers overboard was 3,113 units. That... Read More
Texas / South Central News La. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct... Read More
Southeast News Law Firm Denies Charges it Tried to Deceive Florida Hurricane Victims The attorney accused of setting up a deceptive “mobile claim center” to solicit hurricane victims filed a motion on Monday... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Bar Charges ‘Mobile Claim Center’ Lawyer Deceived Hurricane Victims The Florida State Bar is seeking sanctions against a partner with a prominent New Orleans area law firm, alleging that... Read More
West News Calif. Supreme: Unclear Policy May Require Insurer to Defend Yahoo from Privacy Lawsuits A liability insurer may have a duty to defend Yahoo Inc. from class-action lawsuits that alleged it violated the Telephone... Read More
West News Nevada Supreme Holds Proceeds of Legal Malpractice Suit Cannot be Assigned The Nevada Supreme Court expanded its prohibition against assigning legal malpractice claims to third parties, ruling on Thursday that an... Read More
AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the... Read More
PLUS Panelists: New SEC Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may... Read More
Auto Repair Backlogs Continuing as Shops Struggle with Labor Shortage, Scarce Parts Auto collision repair backlogs, first noted this summer, aren’t getting any better and will likely continue next year, according to... Read More