Monsanto Told to Pay Teachers $185M Over Chemical Exposure July 30, 2021 SEATTLE (AP) — Three schoolteachers in Washington state who sued chemical company Monsanto over exposure to materials in fluorescent lights...
Cyber Insurance Rates Fail to Match Catastrophe Risk-Chubb CEO July 30, 2021 Rising prices of insurance against cyber attacks fail to take account of the potential catastrophic effects of a widespread attack,...
No Surrender For Lawyers Pursuing Lead Paint Claims Despite Unfavorable Rulings April 28, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Peter Earle has been representing child victims of lead paint poisoning for more than 20 years and he and his...
Tokio Marine Faces Larger-Than-Expected Greensill Exposure March 19, 2021 By Patrick Winters and Taiga Uranaka Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is facing a larger-than-expected exposure to the Greensill Capital meltdown after finding that reinsurance contracts intended...
Endless Boom in Blank Check Companies Is Wearing Out Insurers February 10, 2021 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Jenny Surane The SPAC boom is overwhelming a key player in the creation of a blank-check companies: insurers. Firms selling directors-and-officers liability...
Colorado Workers Protest Covid-19 Fine Issued to Meat Plant September 18, 2020 By Patty Nieberg DENVER — A union representing workers at a Colorado meatpacking plant where six workers died of COVID-19 and hundreds more...
Judge Dismisses Cruise Passengers’ COVID-19 Lawsuits July 15, 2020 By Tom Hals A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear...
Viewpoint: Will COVID-19 Liability Releases Hold Up? June 23, 2020 By Jonathan S. Ziss, Christopher P. Maugans, and Jeffrey Cunningham Exculpatory clauses are in the news. Yes, exculpatory clauses. In a widely reported development, to register online for the Donald...
Viewpoint: 6 Ways to Handle Work Comp Claims for Coronavirus; Only 1 Makes Sense April 12, 2020 By Cliff Goldstein Workers’ compensation disability claims based on COVID-19 are already rolling in and thousands more are expected. Here are six approaches...
Don’t Be Tricky With Virus Claims, Watchdog Warns U.K. Insurers March 19, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli and Franz Wild The U.K. regulator has a message for insurers facing a likely deluge of coronavirus-related claims: play fair. Customers have found...