PG&E Took 8 Months to Prune a Tree at Risk of Catching Fire August 16, 2019 By Peter Blumberg and Joel Rosenblatt It was on July 12 — only after an inspector raised the alarm — that PG&E Corp. finally pruned a...
Teva’s Budding Blockbuster Drugs Lend Respite From Legal Concerns August 7, 2019 By Ilya Khrennikov Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is preparing for a potential reckoning with the U.S. epidemic of opioid addiction. The drugmaker’s shares...
Viewpoint: CMS’ Liability Medicare Set Aside Proposal is Bad Policy August 6, 2019 By Nathaniel F. Wienecke It’s a scenario every senior citizen fears—getting seriously injured in an accident. Whether it’s a slip and fall at the...
Facebook Isn’t Responsible as Terrorist Platform, Court Says July 31, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch Facebook Inc. doesn’t have to face a lawsuit by victims of Hamas attacks and their relatives who claimed that the...
Manufacturer’s Flood Claim Hinges on Definition of High-Hazard Area July 12, 2019 By Jim Sams For the second time, a federal appellate court reversed a trial judge’s finding that a policy issued by a unit...
Bayer’s $80 Million Roundup Verdict Will Probably Be Cut July 3, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge said he’ll probably reduce — but not throw out entirely — an $80 million jury verdict against...
If PG&E Wants Newsom’s Fire Aid, Here’s What It Has to Do June 24, 2019 By Mark Chediak It’s no secret that California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to create a fund that the state’s electric utilities can tap...
Wisc. Court Upholds Subrogation Waiver in Construction Contract June 20, 2019 A subrogation waiver in a construction contract blocks an insurer’s claim against a contractor whose alleged shoddy construction caused the...
Sidewalk Defects Liability: In Most States, Size Matters June 19, 2019 By Gary L. Wickert Insurance claim files are overflowing with losses involving individuals injured when they trip and fall over cracked, broken, or uneven...
Insurer Liable for Bad Faith Mistake of Law: Viewpoint June 12, 2019 By Sara Perkins Jones A recent ruling from the District of Massachusetts suggests that insurers are responsible for training their claims handlers to know...