Expert Analysis

What 2 Years Of Ukraine-Russia Conflict Can Teach Cos.

A few key legal lessons for the global business community since Russia's invasion of Ukraine could help protect gl... (more story)

Cos. Seeking Cyber Coverage Can Look To Key Policy Terms

As cyberattacks increasingly threaten business operations, including one last month that partially paralyzed Unite... (more story)

How Calif. Video Recording Ruling May Affect Insured Exams

A recent California appellate decision, Myasnyankin v. Nationwide, allowing policyholders to video record all part... (more story)

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Justices Tilt Toward NRA In Free Speech Row With Regulator

A cautious U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised Monday to rule in favor of the National Rifle Association in a case over allegations that a former New York state official pressured financial institutions to cut ti... (more story)

Colo. HOA Not Covered In Travelers Repair Payment Row

A Colorado federal judge ruled a Travelers unit doesn't have a duty to defend or indemnify a Denver homeowners association seeking coverage for a dispute with a different Travelers unit that alleged it overpai... (more story)

An insurer says it deserves a default final judgment in its indemnification suit against a contractor that the insurer says owes it nearly $13 million. (iStock.com/nathaphat)
Contractor Owes $13M To Cover Virus Defaults, Insurer Says

A Michigan-based insurer asked a Florida federal court Wednesday to grant a default final judgment in its indemnification suit against a contractor, seeking to force the company to cough up nearly $13 million ... (more story)

Chicago Can Keep $26M Willis Tower Suit In Federal Court

A federal judge in Illinois has declined to send a $26 million lawsuit against the City of Chicago over rain damage at Willis Tower back to state court, finding the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of G... (more story)

U. Of Wash. Opposes Question Cert. In COVID Coverage Suit

The University of Washington's board of regents urged a state court to reject a Liberty Mutual unit's motion to certify COVID-19 coverage questions to a state appeals court, pointing to the Washington Supreme ... (more story)

Texas Hotel Operator's $13M COVID-19 Coverage Case Tossed

A Texas Holiday Inn operator failed to state a valid claim for coverage in its $13 million suit over COVID-19 pandemic losses, an Illinois federal judge ruled, tossing the case but allowing leave to amend.

Wash. Justices Affirm Condo's Roof Damage Coverage Win

A resulting loss exception in a condominium complex's policy with Farmers Insurance Exchange preserves coverage for damage caused by potentially covered perils, such as condensation and water vapor, even thoug... (more story)

General Liability More

Colo. Wildfire Plaintiffs Say Xcel Trial Plan Would Sow 'Chaos'

Nearly 4,000 Colorado property owners suing Xcel Energy over a 2021 wildfire have argued that the utility's proposal to try all of their liability claims together would create a "chaotic and expensive mess" an... (more story)

Fla. Jury Lets Insurer Off Hook For $12M Award

A Florida federal jury on Friday found that National Indemnity Company of the South did not act in bad faith in its handling of claims against a Florida Keys construction and landscaping company and the compan... (more story)

'Secret Meeting' Settlement OK Draws Mich. Justices' Scrutiny

A Michigan Supreme Court justice expressed discomfort Thursday with the idea that government officials could ratify a settlement in a closed-door meeting without consequences, in a case brought by three insure... (more story)

Justices To Weigh Free Speech, Gov't Oversight In NRA Row

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week over whether a former New York state official illegally pressured financial institutions to cut ties to the National Rifle Association, setting up a showdow... (more story)

An Insurance Attorney's Call To Military Service

Jeffrey Bristol of Parrish Law PA is a self-described "later-in-life lawyer" wearing many hats because he has dedicated more than a decade to serving in multiple branches of the U.S. armed forces.

Aetna Can't Avoid Bias Suit Over Fertility Treatment Policy

Aetna must face a proposed class action alleging it readily covers fertility treatments for infertile heterosexual women but forces non-heterosexual women to spend thousands out of pocket before paying for the... (more story)

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Excess Insurer Can Duck Bankruptcy Suit, 2nd Circ. Affirms

The director of distressed medical companies was again prevented Monday from forcing an excess insurer to follow form and cover him in adversarial South Carolina bankruptcy proceedings, a Second Circuit panel ... (more story)

Up Next At High Court: Gov't Jawboning & Retaliatory Arrests

The U.S. Supreme Court has a packed oral arguments calendar this week that includes disputes over the Biden administration's work with social media companies to combat misinformation, the appropriate evidence ... (more story)

A Miami law firm’s insurer escaped covering a lawsuit alleging the firm overbilled a client. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Miami Law Firm Not Covered In Overbilling Row, Judge Says

An insurer does not have to defend a Miami law firm in a lawsuit accusing it of overbilling a client, a Florida federal judge has ruled, finding that the underlying allegations do not constitute professional s... (more story)

Lehman Brothers Can't Undo Trial Loss Over Crisis-Era CDS

A New York appeals court on Thursday affirmed a bench trial loss Lehman Brothers' bankrupt European unit suffered last year in a suit attempting to claw back nearly half a billion dollars from Assured Guaranty... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

A divided Colorado Supreme Court expanded application of the state's notice-prejudice rule, the Fourth Circuit tossed a COVID-19 coverage class action and the Eighth Circuit considered whether insurers' billin... (more story)

8th Circ. Weighs If No-Bill Agreements Break Minn. Law

The Eighth Circuit carefully considered arguments Thursday between six Farmers units and a policyholder class as to whether the carriers' agreements with healthcare providers restricted the class's medical exp... (more story)

4th Circ. Weighs Insurer's Duty To Defend Land-Use Dispute

The Fourth Circuit will decide whether to overturn a West Virginia federal ruling allowing an insurer to avoid covering a sustainable farm that has been accused by the oil and gas company of blocking it from d... (more story)