Pa. Supreme Ct. Upholds Punitive Damage Award Against Insurance Agency for Poaching from Competitor July 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A jury’s $2.8 million punitive damage award against an insurance agency and broker that tried to poach a competitor’s staff...
NJ Court Orders Retrial to Allocate Liability in Premium Fraud Case February 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson There will be a jury retrial on allocation of liability in a New Jersey workers’ compensation premium fraud case won...
Viewpoint: Jury Blasts Defense with a $464.5 Million Nuclear Verdict August 1, 2022 By Robert F. Tyson Jr. and Shari E. Belitz Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after...
8th Circuit Upholds Verdict Against Monsanto, but Orders New Trial on Punitive Damages July 8, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court on Thursday upheld a $15 million damage award to a Missouri peach farmer whose crops were...
Judge Finds Tesla Liable to Black Former Worker who Alleged Bias, but Slashes Payout April 15, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc TSLA.O was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric...
Judge OKs Boeing Agreement to Settle Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Crash Claims November 16, 2021 By David Shepardson A U.S. judge on Monday approved Boeing Co’s agreement to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families...
Arizona Man Wrongfully Accused of Selling LSD Settles Suit January 14, 2021 By Felicia Fonseca FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man who was wrongfully arrested on suspicion of selling LSD has reached a settlement...
Defamation Costs Allstate $4M, Even After Court Erases Wrongful Termination Verdict October 28, 2020 By Jim Sams Allstate Insurance Co. was within its rights to fire Michael A. Tilkey from his $200,000-a-year job as a broker after...
Insurer Must Defend Landlord in Security Deposit Lawsuit Despite Policy Exclusion July 31, 2020 By Jim Sams A policy that sought to limit exposure from any disputes about security deposits did not protect the insurer from having...
Tennessee Family Sues Schools, Claims Bullying June 7, 2012 The family of a former Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools student has filed a lawsuit, claiming that the Tennessee school officials failed...