Recent Claims Industry News

Potential Tropical Cyclone Spins Toward US Coast: Weather Watch

• Biden Says Norfolk Southern Must Be Held Accountable for Derailment

• Attacks on Casino Giants Heralds Resurgence in Ransomware Demands

• Lawyers who Sued Tesla Board for Excess Pay Want $10,000 an Hour

• FAA Proposes Space Junk Clean-Up Rule to Declutter Earth’s Orbit

• Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common

Communication Outage Complicates Search Efforts in Libya

• Viewpoint: A New Risk Landscape Emerges for Global Maritime Industry

• GE Tells Judge UK Firm Sold Thousands of Bogus Jet-Engine Parts

• Maritime Industry Explores Nuclear Power for Ships as Technology Opens Up

• Hearings in $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed by Auto Tycoon Carlos Ghosn Against Nissan Starts in Beirut

• UN Warns Disease Outbreak in Libya`s Flooded East Could Spark ‘a Second Devastating Crisis’

N.Y. Contractor Sentenced to 6 Mos. for Work Comp Premium Fraud Scheme

• Police: Thousands of Minks Released After Holes Cut in Fur Farm Fence

• Atlantic Storm Lee Delivers High Winds and Rain Before Forecasters Call Off All Warnings

• Professional Services Exclusion Didn’t Bar False Claims Act Settlement

• After Days of Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in New England, Hurricane Lee Is Up Next

• As Climate Risks Increase, New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales

Chicago Sues Monsanto, Univar for Contaminating City’s Water

• Fire at Michigan Paper Mill Closes Roads, Residents Told to Shelter in Place

• Viewpoint: Ambiguous Language Forces Insurer to Pay Losses It Didn’t Intend to Cover

• Explosion, Fire at Archer Daniels Midland Facility in Illinois Injures 8 Employees

• Wisc. Sawmill Agrees to Pay $191K After 16-Year-Old Boy Killed on the Job

• CO2 Pipeline Project Denied Key Permit in South Dakota

In a State Used to Hurricanes and Flooding, Louisiana Is Battling an Unprecedented Wildfire Season

• Climate Change Is Causing an Insurance Crisis in Louisiana

• Fifth Circuit Nixes Its Own ‘Flawed’ Limit on Title VII Employee Discrimination Claims

Fla. Agriculture Losses Estimated Between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia

• Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Financial Crimes

• Family Agrees to $85M Settlement for Death at Psychiatric Hospital

• 11th Circuit: Conflicting Wording Requires Insurers to Share Defense Expenses

• Federal Investigation Finds Worker Died After Georgia Grain Silo Operator Violated Safety Standards

• South Carolina Bars and Restaurants Closing in Face of Rising Liability Insurance Costs

Ariz. Appellate Court Upholds Death Benefits for Widow of Worker Killed by COVID

• MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects

• Berkshire Shows Unusual Risk Appetite in Wildfire Court Fight

• Idaho: Insurer that Settled with Tortfeasor Can’t Demand Subrogation Suit by Insured

• Nevada Businesses Brace for Ban on ‘Eroding Limits’ Liability Policies

• Calif. Lawsuit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public on Climate, Seeks Funds for Storm Damage