A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said California cannot require businesses to warn consumers about the potential dangers of glyphosate, an ingredient in Roundup weedkiller that has been linked to cancer. Upholding a permanent injunction, the 9th U.S. Circuit …
A federal appellate court on Friday overturned a take-nothing jury verdict in favor of a tour bus company whose driver was accused of causing a deadly head-on collision on an Arizona highway. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the …
A federal appellate court is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to decide whether the pollution exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy bars recovery for the death of a 17-year-old boy who was poisoned by carbon monoxide emitted by an improperly …
Coverage from a commercial auto policy does not remain in effect after the policy’s expiration date merely because the insurer failed to give proper notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles that it was canceling a certificate of insurance, the …
A federal appellate court is again asking the California Supreme Court to resolve a question about insurance coverage for COVID-19 business shutdowns — this time only on a narrow issue about a virus exclusion. A panel of the 9th Circuit …
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a whistleblower lawsuit against Walmart Stores that alleges the retailer violated California labor laws by failing to pay employees for the time they spent waiting at security checkpoints after clocking out. …
A federal appellate court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit against the owners of an Idaho wilderness resort, finding that a district court judge overstepped his bounds by excluding testimony from a fire investigator. A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court …
At least 14 construction defect lawsuits have been filed against developers and subcontractors that built thousands of Nevada homes. Two insurers issued commercial liability policies to cover such claims, but they didn’t agree on whether a prior-damage clause in one …
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that government orders that forced a business to shut its doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic did not cause a direct physical loss that was covered by its insurance policy. The decision …
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has upheld court decisions that the state of Montana lacked legal standing to file an involuntary bankruptcy petition nearly a decade ago against Yellowstone Club co-founder Tim Blixseth. Judge Mike N. Nakagawa …