February 18, 2026
A highway construction company is entitled to coverage under a subcontractor's policy for a $5.5 million settlement over two motorcycle crashes, the Fourth Circuit held Wednesday, finding that the company's liability to the victims was causally connected to the subcontractor's placement of work zone signage.
October 20, 2025
The Fourth Circuit's second session of the year will have judges weigh in on multimillion-dollar insurance fights, including whether claims related to Under Armour's yearslong securities fraud scheme are "connected," and parsing whether a subcontractor's insurance policy stretches to a primary contractor.