Storm Surge Danger From Hurricanes Is Elevated by Higher Seas September 28, 2022 By Laura Millan Lombrana After raking Cuba early on Tuesday, Hurricane Ian has continued to strengthen as it moved northeast over the Gulf of...
California Court of Appeals Reinstates $850K Verdict in Restaurant Slip-and-Fall September 15, 2022 By Denise Johnson A man’s allegation that he slipped and fell due to spilled water from a cart of dirty dishes at the...
Ohio Court Finds $101M Lead Paint Abatement Order Covered by Lloyd’s Policy September 6, 2022 By Jim Sams A court order that requires Sherwin-Williams Co. to pay $101 million into a lead paint abatement fund amounts to “damages”...
Viewpoint: Calculating Business Interruption Costs in Cyber Claims August 30, 2022 By Peter Hagen and Troy Bates While cyber was incorporated in some general liability policies (GL) of the 1980s, the first cyber standalone policy was written...
Students Returning, Legal Battle Brews over Reno Dorm Blast August 22, 2022 RENO, Nev. (AP) — Three years after a gas explosion ripped through a University of Nevada dormitory, hundreds of students...
School Dean who Shot Student Ordered to Pay $10 Million Judgment August 8, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — A former dean at a Boston high school known affectionately by students as “Rev” has been ordered...
Lawsuit: Miss. School District Didn’t Stop Student Bullying July 20, 2022 PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that a Mississippi high school soccer player with a rare skin disease...
Tokyo Court Orders Ex-Tepco Execs to Pay $95B Damages over Fukushima Disaster July 13, 2022 TOKYO –– The Tokyo district court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. to pay 13...
Miami Jury Returns $95M Verdict Against Bar that Served Drunken Driver July 7, 2022 By William Rabb A Miami-Dade jury has returned one of the largest verdicts ever in an automobile accident, awarding $95 million in damages...
Tanker Owner Owes $44.6M over 2017 Fatal Crash with U.S. Navy Destroyer June 16, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK –– A U.S. judge on Wednesday said the owner of an oil tanker must pay the United States...