Cracked Airport Columns Aren’t Insured Property Damage, Just Bad Product: Court May 7, 2024 Cracked steel columns are not “property damage,” but are building products that are not covered by a contractor’s general liability... Read More
Editor's Picks Iowa Supreme Ct. Restores Ruling that Rejected Worker’s Expert Report in PTD Claim January 8, 2024 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday reinstated a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner’s decision to bar reports that were submitted too... Read More
Hotel Owners Agree to Settle Disability Discrimination Case for $100K January 4, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff The owners and operators of a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, have agreed to pay $100,000 to a former general manager... Read More
Minn. Woman Sues Dentist After 4 Root Canals, 8 Dental Crowns and 20 Fillings in a Single Visit January 3, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20... Read More
Editor's Picks Ohio Supreme Ct. Holds Repose Statute Applies to Wrongful Death, Derivative Claims December 29, 2023 A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday drew a bright line around the state’s statute of repose for medical malpractice... Read More
Illinois Appeals Ct., Thumbing Nose at 7th Circuit, Holds Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims December 20, 2023 By Jim Sams An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded... Read More
Family of Chicago Woman Who Died in Hotel Freezer Agrees to $10 Million Settlement December 15, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) __ The family of a Chicago woman who froze to death after she became locked in a hotel... Read More
A Kansas Woman Died in an Apartment Fire. Her Family Blames the 911 Dispatch Center’s Mistakes December 4, 2023 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Kansas’ largest city... Read More
Editor's Picks Illinois Supreme Ct. Questions Prior Rulings, Holds Construction Defects May Be Covered December 4, 2023 By Jim Sams A long line of Illinois court cases has held that damage caused by construction defects isn’t covered by commercial general... Read More
Editor's Picks Illinois Supreme Rules UM Insurance Can’t Be Restricted to Occupants of Covered Vehicles December 1, 2023 By Jim Sams The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed an appellate court ruling that found that injuries to a 14-year-old boy who... Read More