A Connecticut federal judge has said a homeowner's insurer does not owe her coverage in a lawsuit alleging she shared a patient's treatment information while she was at home, finding that her alleged actions f... (more story)

Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

Insurance carriers have begun releasing how they fared in the second quarter of 2026, with Chubb, The Hartford and The Hanover Insurance Group reporting meaningful growth for personal lines and a focus on disc... (more story)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can pursue coverage for sex abuse litigation costs, a Minnesota school district may be entitled to coverage for hail damage to the roofs of two school buildings ... (more story)

Todd Leon at Marshall Dennehey highlights notable second-quarter insurance developments in Pennsylvania, including federal court opinions providing guidance on first-party and third-party insurance coverage pr... (more story)

The Eighth Circuit revived a Minnesota school district's suit seeking coverage for hail damage to the roofs of two schools, finding that the damage may fall outside a cosmetic damage exclusion if it weakened t... (more story)

Pennsylvania public policy doesn’t abrogate an insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify an insured accused of enabling or profiting from sex trafficking, an insurer didn’t act in bad faith in its handling of a f... (more story)

A group of international arbitration scholars are pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal law determines whether a nonsignatory to an international arbitration agreement can force arbitration of a... (more story)

Allstate told a Pennsylvania federal court it has no duty to defend an individual facing underlying suits over a fatal drunken driving accident, saying coverage is excluded under his parents' homeowners policy... (more story)

Another group of insurers is pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve whether state or federal law applies when deciding whether a nonsignatory to an international arbitration agreement can force arbitration... (more story)

An insurer for a plumbing contractor must defend against claims the company's work led to leaks at three Los Angeles apartment buildings, a New York federal court ordered, finding alleged damage at one of the ... (more story)

An ice cream sandwich maker has pulled a $4.5 million suit accusing its insurance broker of negligently failing to recommend and procure a policy that could have covered a recall of its popular Chipwich treats... (more story)

The maker of Just For Men hair color products said in a new federal complaint that its excess liability insurers improperly refused to cover personal injury lawsuit settlements connected to allegations that pr... (more story)

A recent crop of proposed class actions targeting employers' insurance-related voluntary benefits offerings — for things like critical illness or hospital indemnity — marks a litigation trend that appears to b... (more story)

A Chubb unit urged a Washington federal court to toss Costco's suit seeking coverage for a personal injury action under a home décor brand's policy, saying the retailer failed to state a claim for additional i... (more story)

An insurance company urged a Virginia federal judge to rule that it doesn't have to cover a $10 million award won by a former Society for Human Resources Management employee who sued the association for race b... (more story)

The North Carolina courts are teeing up for a busy second half of 2026, including readying for a multimillion-dollar insurance trial with Lowe's and speeding through discovery in a high-profile trade secrets d... (more story)

A group of insurers owes no coverage to grocery chain Harris Teeter for amounts that its parent company, Kroger, paid as part of a $1.37 billion global settlement of opioid suits brought by government entities... (more story)

An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify the operator of a Massachusetts country club that is accused of overserving an intoxicated patron who was later injured in a crash, telling a Virginia fede... (more story)

A building products manufacturer has settled its coverage dispute with Old Republic Insurance Co., though its claims against Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co., seeking $9.8 million in coverage for def... (more story)

The Eighth Circuit on Thursday upheld a ruling that an insurer does not have to pay out a $4 million life insurance policy to Wells Fargo Bank NA, finding the policy taken out on the now-deceased man was void ... (more story)

An Illinois federal judge has said an employment liability insurer cannot shake claims alleging it improperly denied coverage for a wrongful termination lawsuit, ruling it wasn't yet clear whether the terminat... (more story)

The owner of an agricultural management company said liability insurers owed more than $10 million in damages for what he and the company paid toward an arbitration award in a dispute alleging a pay-to-play ki... (more story)

A Michigan federal judge ruled Friday that Nationwide Insurance may proceed with its declaratory judgment lawsuit against the Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center and the parents of a 5-year-old boy killed ... (more story)

A group of CNA units said they owe no coverage to a textile company accused in an underlying suit of contaminating drinking water in South Carolina with so-called forever chemicals, telling an Ohio federal cou... (more story)

A dental practice is urging a Washington federal court to stop UnitedHealth from withholding future reimbursements, saying the insurer has failed to fully explain its assertion that it overpaid the practice mo... (more story)

Everest National Insurance Co. told a Texas federal court it has no duty to pay for Bush & Bush Law Group PC's defense in 14 barratry lawsuits, but the firm has taken to litigation to try to strong-arm it into doing so.

The Colorado Insurance Code's reference to "unfair business practices" in a statute governing insurers' responsibility for the acts of their producers is not limited to various "unfair methods of competition" ... (more story)

State high courts took the lead on specialty line insurance issues in the first half of 2026, including on cyber recovery disputes and the nuances of directors and officers coverage. Law360 has a midyear look.

A sushi chef appealing a nearly $600,000 default judgment in an underlying action urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit against him and his former counsel, arguing that his appeal should be handled first.