J&J, Distributors Finalize $26B Landmark Opioid Settlement February 28, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid...
Nine Sandy Hook Families Settle Liability Claims With Remington Arms February 15, 2022 By Tom Hals and Brendan O'Brien Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook...
Viewpoint: Is There a Limit to Insurer Unwillingness to Cover Unsolicited Marketing Claims? February 9, 2022 By Vivian L. Bickford and David M. Kroeger Among the many unusual aspects of 2021 is that the same insurance company was before a federal appellate court on...
Colo. Supreme Ct. the Latest to Decide if Claims Adjusters Can Be Held Personally Liable February 3, 2022 By Jim Sams For the third time in three years, a state supreme court is being asked to decide whether a claims adjuster...
Claims People: Global Aerospace, Cowbell Cyber, Chartwell Law, Berger Kahn January 31, 2022 By Claims Journal staff Global Aerospace Hires Head of Claims Global Aerospace has appointed Rachel Priester as director of claims — USA, effective Feb....
UK Needs Law For Self-Driving Cars, Government Body Says January 26, 2022 By Nick Carey LONDON–Britain should pass a law regulating self-driving vehicles and include sanctions for companies if anything goes wrong when their vehicles...
Business Fears Never Ending Liability From ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19 Lawsuits January 12, 2022 By Tom Hals As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood...
Calif. Supreme Court Affirms Strict Liability Standard For Wildfire Suppression Costs December 29, 2021 By Jim Sams The California Supreme Court refused to loosen the state’s strict liability standards for wildfires, ruling on Monday that a religious...
Florida District to Pay $26 Million to Shooting Victims December 17, 2021 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)–The Broward County, Florida, school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17...
Refugees Lack COVID Shots Because Drugmakers Fear Lawsuits – Documents December 17, 2021 By Francesco Guarascio and Panu Wongcha-um BRUSSELS/BANGKOK — Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers...