Walgreens Trial Over its Part in Florida Opioid Crisis Set to Begin April 11, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth A jury trial accusing Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O of contributing to Florida’s opioid addiction epidemic was set to begin on...
PFAS, Microplastics, Baby Food: Emerging Casualty Risks Keep Coming April 8, 2022 By Chad Hemenway There is no longer a need to ponder the “next asbestos” because the current litigation environment and the recent pace...
As Tougher Climate Disclosures Hit, Campaigners Scour for Laggards April 8, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop LONDON –– A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers...
Fla. Court Rulings Hand Tool to Insurers to Stem Claims Litigation April 4, 2022 By William Rabb A decision handed down Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, along with a recent ruling by state regulators, could give...
Citizens Still Struggling With Lawsuits, but Legal Fees and Payouts Decline March 11, 2022 By William Rabb A committee of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governing body produced some good news on litigated claims and some bad...
Behind Allianz’s $4 Billion Fund Blowup, Red Flags and Fat Fees March 11, 2022 By Neil Weinberg, Alex Wittenberg and Will Louch It’s every investor’s dream: Make money when markets go up, and when markets go down, and even when markets go...
Property Insurance Reform Bill Dies as Fla. Legislative Session Draws to a Close March 11, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff With just two days left in the 2022 Florida legislative session, a comprehensive property insurance reform bill appears to be...
Judge Greenlights J&J Strategy to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court February 28, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals Johnson & Johnson can use the bankruptcy system to resolve multibillion-dollar litigation claiming its talc products cause cancer, a U.S....
Double-Booked Surgeries Lead to $14.6 Million Settlement February 22, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts General Hospital will pay $14.6 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged overbilling for double-booked surgeries...
J&J Reaches Opioid Settlement With Holdout New Mexico January 18, 2022 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson on Friday said it had agreed to pay $44 million to resolve claims that it fueled the...